Sweet Springs

Population: 1,299
Median household income: $46,111
Median home value: $92,000

Sweet Springs is a community in Saline County, Missouri, home to 1,299 residents. The median household income of $46,111 is below the Saline County median ($56,566).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sweet Springs's population declined 7.1% from 1,399 to 1,299, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $72,900 to $92,000.

9.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,299
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,111
Median home value: $92,000
Median gross rent: $717
Housing units: 589
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3991,299

Median household income

$41,458$46,111

Median home value

$72,900$92,000

Median gross rent

$644$717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,399	$41,458	$72,900	$644
2020	1,432	$44,063	$73,900	$639
2021	1,373	$42,212	$77,700	$658
2022	1,258	$46,974	$85,400	$723
2023	1,299	$46,111	$92,000	$717

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	6.2%
5 to 17	209	16.1%
18 to 24	129	9.9%
25 to 34	212	16.3%
35 to 44	80	6.2%
45 to 54	185	14.2%
55 to 64	103	7.9%
65 to 74	178	13.7%
75 and over	122	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,181	90.9%
Black or African American	13	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.8%
Two or more races	71	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate48.6%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	109	12.4%
High school graduate	428	48.6%
Some college or associate's	260	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	43	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	40	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	409	74.2%
Carpooled	84	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	5.3%
Bicycle	2	0.4%
Worked from home	25	4.5%
Other means	2	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	46.2%
15 to 29 min	110	20.9%
30 to 44 min	93	17.7%
45 to 59 min	24	4.6%
60+ min	56	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 15.9% (198 of 1,243)

	Count	Share
Family households	272	60.2%
Nonfamily households	180	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	452	76.7%
Vacant	137	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	300	66.4%
Renter-occupied	152	33.6%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	483	82.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.7%
2 to 4 units	56	9.5%
5 to 19 units	23	3.9%
20 or more units	17	2.9%
Mobile home & other	6	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2971890
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.9643, -93.4165