Community Focus Community at a Glance

Population Area Population Population Growth 2000-2010 Springfield City Limits 159,498 5.2% Greene County 275,174 14.5% Five-County Metropolitan Springfield Area (MSA) 436,712 18.6% –Greene, Christian, Webster, Polk, and Dallas Counties Source: USDC, Bureau of the Census, 2010 Age Area Median Age 2000 Median Age 2010 Springfield City Limits 33.5 years 33.2 years Greene County 35.1 years 35.8 years Source: USDC, Bureau of the Census, 2000 & 2010 Household Household Type Average Household Size Average Family Size Springfield City Limits 2.13 2.81 Greene County 2.31 2.88 Five-County Metropolitan Springfield Area (MSA) –Greene, Christian, Webster, 2.42 2.95 Polk, and Dallas Counties Source: USDC, Bureau of the Census, 2010 Top 20 Employers in Metropolitan Springfield Area Rank Organization Industry 1 St. John’s Health System health care Race 2 CoxHealth health care 3 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. retail 4 Springfield Public Schools education 5 State University education 6 United States Government government 7 State of Missouri government 8 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Marine (HQ) retail/manufacturing 9 Citizens Memorial Healthcare health care 10 City of Springfield government 11 Chase Card Services financial 12 O’Reilly Auto Parts (HQ) retail/distribution 13 City Utilities of Springfield utility 14 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway transportation Springfield City Limits Greene County Metropolitan Springfield Area (MSA) 15 Kraft Foods Inc. manufacturing White 91.70% White 93.80% White 95.10% 16 General Council of the Assemblies of God (HQ) religious 17 SRC Holdings Corporation manufacturing Black 5.50% Black 3.90% Black 2.90% 18 Ozarks Technical Community College education Hispanic/Latino 3.70% Hispanic/Latino 3.00% Hispanic/Latino 2.70% 19 Prime Inc. (HQ) transportation Asian 2.40% Asian 2.10% Asian 1.60% 20 T-Mobile USA, Inc. telecommunications American Indian American Indian American Indian Source: Springfield Business Development Corporation, 2011 or Alaska Native 2.20% or Alaska Native 1.70% or Alaska Native 1.70% Native Hawaiian/other Native Hawaiian/other Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander 0.30% Pacific Islander 0.20% Pacific Islander 0.20% Universities and Colleges Other 1.60% Other 1.20% Other 1.00% Ranky b Institution Enrollment Source: USDC, Bureau of the Census, 2010 1 Missouri State University 2 Ozarks Technical Community College Sex 3 4 Southwest Baptist University – Bolivar 5 6 Central Bible College 7 St. John’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences 8 Baptist Bible College 9 Everest College – Springfield Males 48.50% Females 51.50% Males 48.70% Females 51.30% Males 48.90% Females 51.10% 10 Cox College 11 Vatterott College 12 University of Phoenix 13 Assemblies of God Theological Seminary 14 Forest Institute of Psychology 15 Springfield City Limits Greene County Metropolitan Springfield Area (MSA) 16 Bryan College Source: Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 2010 Source: USDC, Bureau of the Census, 2010 SpringfieldCommunityFocus.org