City profile · Missouri · Census ACS 2023

Sweet Springs, MO

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Sweet Springs - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,299
Residents
$46,111
Median income
$92,000
Median home
$978
Median rent (state)

Sweet Springs - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Sweet Springs lands in the 14th percentile for household income and the 64th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

14th
percentile, household income
7th
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
64th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Sweet Springs, MO

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,299 residents in Sweet Springs, a small town within Missouri. Median household income here is $46,111 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 16.9%. Home values in Sweet Springs run a median of $92,000, and the median resident age is 36.8 years. About 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 56.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 0 residential units authorized here in 2024 (No Permits). Sweet Springs reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 994.7 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 54.3°F with 42.5 inches of precipitation per year and 12.2 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Missouri at 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $978 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Missouri run around $219, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 62.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

Population

1,299 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Missouri

Median Household Income

$46,111 /yr

Poverty 16.9%

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average

How does Sweet Springs compare to other US cities?

Here's how Sweet Springs stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 14% higher than other cities
Home value 7% pricier than other cities
Median rent 18% pricier than other cities
Safety 64% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Missouri alone, Sweet Springs ranks #75 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Sweet Springs's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Missouri, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

14thIncome percentile
64thSafety percentile

14th percentile nationally for median household income · 64th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Sweet Springs's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Sweet Springs's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 55 Avg. percentile National median
Sweet Springs's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Sweet Springs's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$92,000 Among the most affordable more affordable than 93% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Above this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Sweet Springs $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Sweet Springs, MO Sweet Springs, MO's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Sweet Springs, MO-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Sweet Springs, MO median $46,111/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Sweet Springs, MO's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Sweet Springs, MO. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 9.4%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 16.9%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 56.8%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,299
Median Income
$46,111
Median Home Value
$92,000
Median Age
36.8
Poverty Rate
16.9%
Labor force participation
56.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
9.4%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
994.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
382.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
612.1
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
54.3°F
Annual Precipitation
42.5"
Annual Snowfall
12.2"

Schools

Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,290 residents1,300 residents1,310 residents1,320 residents1,330 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,322 residents 1,323 residents ▲ +0.1%
Sweet Springs's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 9
2023 0
2024 0

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
74.2%
Carpool
15.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
5.3%
Work from Home
4.5%
Other
0.8%

Based on 551 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Missouri - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$105
avg/month
Natural Gas
$72
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$219
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Missouri state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Missouri state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Sweet Springs sits in

Cost of Living Index
90.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$978/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
62.0 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Missouri

Flordell Hills
1,300 people
Linn
1,302 people
LaBarque Creek
1,292 people
Purdy
1,308 people
Calverton Park
1,280 people
Cool Valley
1,319 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Sweet Springs's 1,299 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Glenmora, LA
1,299 people
Three Rivers, TX
1,299 people
Bogart, GA
1,298 people
Hiawassee, GA
1,300 people
Barbee, IN
1,298 people
Gilbert, IA
1,300 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Sweet Springs's $46,111 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Forest, OH
$46,111 median income
Hilda, SC
$46,111 median income
Fruitland, NC
$46,113 median income
Fountain City, IN
$46,106 median income
Chaparral, NM
$46,102 median income
Pacolet, SC
$46,120 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Sweet Springs, MO Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Sweet Springs, MO - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 90.9% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9% White 90.9% Black or African American 1.0% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.6% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 2.0% Two or more races 5.5% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Sweet Springs compares to nearby Missouri cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Sweet Springs (this city) 1,299 $46,111
Flordell Hills 1,300 $31,786
Linn 1,302 $43,750
LaBarque Creek 1,292 $121,961
Census ACS 5-year FIPS MO FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Sweet Springs, MO?

What is the population of Sweet Springs, MO? +

Sweet Springs, MO counts 1,299 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Sweet Springs, MO? +

Sweet Springs households earn a median of $46,111 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Sweet Springs? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Sweet Springs; the closest available measure is the Missouri state average, a cost of living index of 90.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Missouri vary by metro area.

Is Sweet Springs, MO safe? +

Sweet Springs has a total crime rate of 994.7 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Sweet Springs, MO? +

A typical home in Sweet Springs is worth $92,000, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Sweet Springs? +

Sweet Springs has an average annual temperature of 54.3°F, 42.5 inches of precipitation, and 12.2 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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