Blue Springs.
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Missouri·Jackson County
17 tracts·49K people·$263K median·2,152/mi²
White 78 · Black 8 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 53 · Living alone 24 · Other 23
Retail 29 · Health 23 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 14 · Professional 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 24 · Service 15 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 79 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 10 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Blue Springs is $263,100 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Blue Springs has 59,965 residents across 12 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 78.2% White, 8.0% Black, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 35.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.0% (Census ACS).
JAMES WALKER ELEM. (79%), FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM. (70%) and LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. (65%) lead the elementary schools; BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE (59%) and MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE (54%) lead the middle schools; BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH (64%) and BLUE SPRINGS HIGH (56%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,277/month, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Blue Springs is $88,920 a year, 3% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Blue Springs, median rent is $1,277/month and the median home value is $263,100 (Census ACS).
Blue Springs reported 1.9 violent crimes and 23.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Blue Springs are heat wave (94), hail (89) and tornado (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Blue Springs, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).