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Blue Springs, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Blue Springs is a Census city of 59,965 people across 22.78 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $88,920, 68.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 73 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $32.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue Springs
What Blue Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area22.78 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,632
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Springs
How many people live in Blue Springs
- Population59,965
- Median age37.2
- Population under 1816,458
- Share under 1827.4 percent
- Population 65 and over9,093
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households22,908
- Family households16,371
- Share of households that are families71.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Springs
Income and work in Blue Springs
- Median household income$88,920
- Per capita income$42,423
- Civilian labor force31,818
- Employed30,708
- Unemployed1,110 plus or minus 348
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over39,917
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Springs
Housing in Blue Springs
- Housing units23,559
- Occupied units22,908
- Vacant units651 plus or minus 221
- Vacancy rate2.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied15,784
- Renter occupied7,124
- Ownership rate68.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$263,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,277
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent
- Single family units19,291
- Share single family81.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,258
- Share in buildings of two or more18.1 percent
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Springs
How Blue Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute25,699
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,566
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,784
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.0 percent
- Drove alone79.2 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home14.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Springs
SBA loans in Blue Springs (7(a))
- Approvals73
- Gross approval$32,377,700
- Average approval$443,530
- Median approval$210,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,171,640
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported612
- Jobs per approval8.4
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full11
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.7 percent
- Share to franchises24.7 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS48
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Blue Springs
SBA loans in Blue Springs (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$8,820,000
- Average approval$735,000
- Median approval$430,500
- Largest approval$2,437,000
- Jobs supported81
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Blue Springs
Flood risk in Blue Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Blue Springs
- NFIP community number290169
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date01/20/17
The City of Blue Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290169 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jackson County, not Blue Springs
Jackson County context, not Blue Springs figures
- Establishments in Jackson County18,212
- Covered employment, Jackson County375,574
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$71,613
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County4,003
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue Springs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Blue Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue Springs, Missouri?
59,965, in 22,908 households. Blue Springs city covers 22.78 square miles of land, which is 2,632 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue Springs in?
Jackson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Blue Springs?
$88,920. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $263,100. Median gross rent is $1,277 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blue Springs businesses?
73 7(a) approvals totaling $32.4 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $210,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $8.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blue Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blue Springs. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Blue Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blue Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blue Springs, city of, community 290169, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Blue Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Blue Springs.
Is zoning published for Blue Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.