Excelsior Springs, MO City Data

Excelsior Springs, MO is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 10,847 people who live in Excelsior Springs and approximately 184,006 who live in Clay County. We want to help people moving to or living in Excelsior Springs to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Excelsior Springs. We have included Excelsior Springs housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Excelsior Springs Information

Clay County where Excelsior Springs resides is 408.86 square miles. The resident population of this county is 184,006 and has a population rank of 296 out of all the places in the United States.

Excelsior Springs has a total of 10,847 people and of those residents there are 5,230 males and 5,617 females. The median age of the male population is 31.7 and the female population is 36. There are approximately 2,681 births each year and around 1,387 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Excelsior Springs varies per year, but currently 10,644 are one race and 203 are two or more races.

Of the 10,847 people who live in Excelsior Springs, there are 3,349 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Excelsior Springs is 1,727 male and 1,622 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 7,901.

General Excelsior Springs Information
Total area in square miles - Clay County	408.86
Water area in square miles - Clay County	N/A
Resident population - Clay County	184,006
Population rank - Clay County	296
Total population	10,847
Total population (male)	5,230
Total population (female)	5,617
Population median age (male)	31.7
Population median age (female)	36
Births - Clay County	2,681
Deaths- Clay County	1,387
Population of one race	10,644
Population of two or more races	203
Population under 20 years	3,349
Population under 20 years (male)	1,727
Population under 20 years (female)	1,622
Total population 18 years and over	7,901

Excelsior Springs Social Characteristics

There are 72,558 households in Excelsior Springs. Families make up 50,459 of these households. The table below breaks down the Excelsior Springs families into three different groups. Married-couple families (40,192), male householder with no wife present (2,639) and female householder with no husband present (7,065). The remainder of the Excelsior Springs households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 22,438. Excelsior Springs, MO moving companies help people in Excelsior Springs move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Excelsior Springs. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Excelsior Springs is based, there are 75,116 females 15 and over; of those females there are 15,220 never married, 42,418 now married, 1,336 separated, 6,586 widowed, and 9,556 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 885 separated, 1,258 widowed and 7,100 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Excelsior Springs social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Excelsior Springs.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Clay County)
Total households	72,558
Family households (families)	50,459
With own children under 18 years	26,003
Married-couple family	40,192
With own children under 18 years	18,984
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,639
With own children under 18 years	1,419
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,065
With own children under 18 years	4,665
Nonfamily households	22,438
Householder living alone	18,236
65 years and over	5,350

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,541
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	960
Average household size	2.5
Average family size	3.01

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	8,622
Householder	2,779
Spouse	2,082
Child	3,107
Other relatives	98
Nonrelatives	269
Unmarried partner	140
Roomer or boarder	17
Housemate or roommate	34
Unmarried partner	281
Foster child	15
Other	63

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	1,576
Male householder	564
Male householder living alone	425
Male householder not living alone	139
Female householder	736
Female householder living alone	670
Female householder not living alone	66
Nonrelatives	276
Unmarried partner	141
Roomer or boarder	20
Housemate or roommate	54
Foster child	N/A
Other	61

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	75,116
Never married	15,220
Now married	42,418
Separated	1,336
Widowed	6,586
Divorced	9,556
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	885
Widowed	1,258
Divorced	7,100

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	10,847
Male	5,230
Under 5 years	432
5 to 9 years	379
10 to 14 years	386
15 to 17 years	310
18 and 19 years	220
20 years	93
21 years	100
22 to 24 years	206
25 to 29 years	384
30 to 34 years	332
35 to 39 years	379
40 to 44 years	396
45 to 49 years	319
50 to 54 years	334
55 to 59 years	242
60 and 61 years	75
62 to 64 years	123
65 and 66 years	65
67 to 69 years	98
70 to 74 years	139
75 to 79 years	97
80 to 84 years	64
85 years and over	57
Female	5,617
Under 5 years	395
5 to 9 years	354
10 to 14 years	402
15 to 17 years	288
18 and 19 years	183
20 years	85
21 years	85
22 to 24 years	211
25 to 29 years	373
30 to 34 years	358
35 to 39 years	383
40 to 44 years	423
45 to 49 years	322
50 to 54 years	329
55 to 59 years	295
60 and 61 years	101
62 to 64 years	127
65 and 66 years	93
67 to 69 years	120
70 to 74 years	203
75 to 79 years	157
80 to 84 years	151
85 years and over	179

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	10,847
One race	10,644
White	10,119
Black or African American	365
American Indian and Alaska Native	54
Asian	37
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4
Some other race	4
Two or more races	203

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	10,198
People who are White alone	9,690
People who are Black or African American alone	185
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	49
People who are Asian alone	35
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1
People who are Hispanic or Latino	178
People who are Some other race alone	53

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	170,777
Same house	84,539
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	24,001
Different state or abroad	21,734
Different state	19,978
Abroad	1,756

PLACE OF BIRTH (Clay County)
Total resident population	184,006
Born in United States	86,695
State of residence	112,050
Different state	65,694
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	1,001
Foreign born	5,261

Excelsior Springs Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Excelsior Springs. That total enrollment is 47,240 for the population of the country, which includes Excelsior Springs. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 15,705 and elementary or high school enrollment was 62,513 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,441.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Excelsior Springs population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	47,240
Pre-kindergarten	3,847
Public	1,943
Private	1,904
Kindergarten	2,694
Public	2,240
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	21,250
Public	19,274
Private	1,976
Elementary and high school	31,257
Public	28,500
Private	2,757
High school grades 9 to 12	10,007
Public	9,226
Private	781
College, undergraduate years	7,398
Public	5,268
Private	2,130
Graduate or professional school	2,044
Public	1,173
Private	871
Not enrolled in school	128,666

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	120,500
Less than 9th grade	3,247
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,340
High school graduate	38,610
Some college, no degree	31,200
Associate's degree	7,056
Bachelor's degree	30,047
Graduate or professional degree	24.9
Percent high school graduate or higher	88.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21,041

Excelsior Springs Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 141,769 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Excelsior Springs. The Excelsior Springs occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (31,907), service occupations (13,445), sales and office occupations (30,003), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (144), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (9,055) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (13,587). The 141,769 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 82,462 private wage and salary workers, 10,660 government workers, 4,864 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Clay County)
Population 16 years and over	141,769
In labor force	101,627
Civilian labor force	101,527
Employed	98,141
Unemployed	3,386
Percent Unemployed	3.3
Armed Forces	100
Females 16 years and over	73,817
In labor force	48,278
Civilian labor force	48,252
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,561
Armed forces	26
Males 16 years and over	67,952
In labor force	53,349
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,825
Armed forces	74

COMMUTING TO WORK (Clay County)
Workers 16 years and over	96,971
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	82,245
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	9,934
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	1,016
Other means	540
Worked at home	2,630
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	2,111,170

OCCUPATION (Clay County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	31,907
Management, professional, and related occupations	31,907
Service occupations	13,445
Sales and office occupations	30,003
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	144
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	9,055
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	13,587

INDUSTRY (Clay County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	31,907
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	637
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	11,749
Wholesale trade	5,378
Retail trade	11,702
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	7,881
Information	3,870
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	8,640
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	9,404
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	15,702
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	8,089
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	4,438

CLASS OF WORKER (Clay County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	31,907
Private wage and salary workers	82,462
Government workers	10,660
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	4,864
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Excelsior Springs Housing Characteristics

In Excelsior Springs, MO there are 76,230 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 72,558 occupied and 3,672 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Excelsior Springs, there are 54,346 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 3,092 units in Excelsior Springs. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Excelsior Springs, MO local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Excelsior Springs, MO truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Excelsior Springs. There are 629 housing units with rent less than $200, 609 with rent between $200-299, 5,325 with rent between $300-499 and 13,989 with rent for $500 and above. Full Excelsior Springs gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Excelsior Springs, MO home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Clay County)
Total housing units	76,230
Occupied housing units	72,558
Vacant housing units	3,672

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Clay County)
Total housing units	76,230
1-unit, detached	54,346
1-unit, attached	3,092
2 units	1,608
3 or 4 units	2,962
5 to 9 units	4,814
10 to 19 units	4,297
20 to 49 units	1,403
50 or more units	1,455
Mobile home	2,217

HOUSING TENURE (Clay County)
Occupied housing units	72,558
Owner-occupied	51,268
Renter-occupied	21,290

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Clay County)
Occupied housing units	72,558
No vehicles available	3,376
2 vehicle available	45,483
3 vehicles available	9,501
4 vehicles available	2,559
5 or more vehicles available	840

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Clay County)
Occupied housing units	72,558
Utility gas	57,498
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	11,657
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	56
Coal or coke	9
Wood	275
Solar energy	6
Other fuel	39
No fuel used	51

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Clay County)
Occupied housing units	72,558
Less Than $50,000	51,268
$50,000 to $99,999	19,735
$100,000 to $149,999	15,125
$150,000 to $199,999	5,970
$200,000 to $299,999	3,187
$300,000 to $499,999	535
$1,000,000 or more	23
Median (dollars)	104,900

GROSS RENT (Clay County)
Occupied units paying rent	21,290
Less than $200	629
$200 to $299	609
$300 to $499	5,325
$500 to $699	8,663
$700 to $999	4,559
$1,000 to $1,499	660
$1,500 or more	106