Springfield is a relatively large city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 170,188 people and 68 associated neighborhoods, Springfield is the third largest community in Missouri.

Also of interest is that Springfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Springfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Springfield is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Springfield has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Springfield enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Springfield.

Not only is Springfield a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Springfield is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Springfield a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The education level of Springfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.32% of adults in Springfield have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Springfield in 2022 was $30,864, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,456 for a family of four. However, Springfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Springfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Springfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Springfield include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.