Population Forecast
5 year Forecast - 7.8%
The current population of the Springfield-Fayetteville, MO-AR Market is 1,534,467 as of the April 2025 PopStats estimate. PopStat’s Trend models indicate a 5 year population change of 7.8%, resulting in a Population of 1,653,675 by April 2030. This percentage change in Population ranks 4th across STI Markets. The Springfield-Fayetteville, MO-AR Market currently ranks 65th in overall population, and will rank 63rd by April 2030.
High and Low Range - -0.7% to 14.8%
While the summation of mid range 5 year forecasts foresee a change in Population of 7.8% for Springfield-Fayetteville, MO-AR Market. The forecast high ranges of these forecasts leaves open the possibility for a Population change as high as 14.8% at 1,761,120. Similarly a population change as low as -0.7% at 1,523,697 is not without possibility.
Figure 73: Population Trend and Forecast
10 year Projections - 17.2%
By April 2035 we project the Population of the Springfield-Fayetteville, MO-AR Market to be 1,798,166 resulting in a change of 17.2% compared to the current Population. This projected percentage change in Population ranks 4th across STI Markets. The Springfield-Fayetteville, MO-AR Market currently ranks 65th in overall population, and will rank 60th by April 2035.
