Language Spoken At Home in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 49,184 | 100% |
English only | 47,725 | 97.0% |
Language other than English | 1,459 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 555 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 691 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 232 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 357 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 38 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 365 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 285 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 46 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 52,401 | 100% |
American | 4,053 | 7.7% |
Arab | 146 | 0.3% |
Czech | 317 | 0.6% |
Danish | 179 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 1,081 | 2.1% |
English | 5,515 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,491 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 71 | 0.1% |
German | 13,240 | 25.3% |
Greek | 127 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 73 | 0.1% |
Irish | 7,850 | 15.0% |
Italian | 2,339 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 830 | 1.6% |
Polish | 859 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.0% |
Russian | 216 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 584 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 1,064 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 81 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 45 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 731 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 143 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 35 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 476 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,086 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,341 | 75.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,937 | 36.3% |
Married-couple family | 11,076 | 58.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,906 | 25.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 869 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 526 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,396 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,505 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,745 | 24.9% |
Householder living alone | 3,579 | 18.8% |
65 years and over | 1,225 | 6.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,578 | 39.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,677 | 19.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 52,167 | 100% |
Householder | 19,086 | 36.6% |
Spouse | 11,038 | 21.2% |
Child | 17,220 | 33.0% |
Other relatives | 2,313 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 2,510 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,287 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 19,679 | 100% |
Never married | 5,528 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 11,613 | 59.0% |
Separated | 309 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 199 | 1.0% |
Divorced | 2,030 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,365 | 100% |
Never married | 5,189 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 11,450 | 53.6% |
Separated | 501 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,592 | 7.5% |
Divorced | 2,633 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 488 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 135 | 27.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,091 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 593 | 54.4% |
Less than 1 year | 182 | 16.7% |
1 or 2 years | 147 | 13.5% |
3 or 4 years | 70 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 194 | 17.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 593 | 100% |
Who are female | 340 | 57.3% |
Who are married | 491 | 82.8% |
School Enrollment in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,839 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 980 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 759 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,582 | 44.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,188 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 3,330 | 22.4% |
Educational Attainment in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,882 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 480 | 1.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,660 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,675 | 28.6% |
Some college, no degree | 9,836 | 29.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,487 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,097 | 18.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,647 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.8% |
Veteran Status in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,433 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,073 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 52,179 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,720 | 9.0% |
Under 18 years | 13,945 | 100% |
With a disability | 263 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 33,234 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,737 | 8.2% |
65 years and over | 5,000 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,720 | 34.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 51,918 | 100% |
Same house | 45,479 | 87.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,343 | 12.2% |
Same county | 4,569 | 8.8% |
Different county | 1,774 | 3.4% |
Same state | 960 | 1.8% |
Different state | 814 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 96 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 52,401 | 100% |
Native | 51,282 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 50,833 | 97.0% |
State of residence | 33,618 | 64.2% |
Different state | 17,215 | 32.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 449 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 1,119 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,119 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 448 | 40.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 671 | 60.0% |
Year of Entry in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,568 | 100% |
Native | 449 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 449 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,119 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 186 | 16.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 933 | 83.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Blue Springs City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,119 | 100% |
Europe | 190 | 17.0% |
Asia | 654 | 58.4% |
Africa | 11 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 219 | 19.6% |
Northern America | 45 | 4.0% |