Blue Springs

Population & Demographics

Blue Springs, MO

Blue Springs is home to 59,965 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,638 resident workers commute each day.

MissouriCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
59,965
people
Population

59,965 residents

Median age 37.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Blue Springs population & demographics

Who lives in Blue Springs — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
59,965
Median age
37.2yrs
Median household income
$88,920
Median home value
$263,100
Median gross rent
$1,277/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
35.0%
Poverty rate
7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Blue Springs

How Blue Springs breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White78.2%
Black8.0%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
Two or more races5.5%
Asian1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Some other race0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Blue Springs

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Blue Springs.

Blue Springs at a glance
Employed Residents
30,638
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kansas City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Blue Springs proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Blue Springs commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

55 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Blue Springs

30,638 commutes, one dot at a time

Blue Springs

Where 30,638 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Blue Springs, by worker count.

1Kansas City16.1 mi8,630
2Blue Springs0.0 mi4,217
3Independence8.2 mi3,005
4Lee’s Summit8.6 mi2,876
5Overland Park22.9 mi1,158
6Kansas City23.3 mi939
7Lenexa27.1 mi542
8Grain Valley3.5 mi537

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Blue Springs.

1Blue Springs0.0 mi4,217
2Independence8.2 mi2,449
3Kansas City16.1 mi2,176
4Lee’s Summit8.6 mi1,648
5Grain Valley3.5 mi967
6Oak Grove7.7 mi369
7Raytown10.4 mi298
8Liberty17.8 mi293

Top industries

The sectors that employ Blue Springs’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade21.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.8%
EDEducational Services11.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing6.3%
COConstruction6.3%
MFManufacturing5.7%
FIFinance and Insurance4.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Blue Springs

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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