Missouri · Census place 71890
Sweet Springs, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Sweet Springs, Missouri (Sweet Springs, MO — Census place “Sweet Springs city”) is 1,299 residents, ranking #339 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $46,111, the median home is worth $92,000 and median gross rent runs $717 a month. Looking for the Sweet Springs Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Sweet Springs, MO: 65351.
- Population
- 1,299Sweet Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $46,111Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $92,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $717Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.4%Owner-occupied households
Sweet Springs ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sweet Springs.
The Sweet Springs MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Sweet Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sweet Springs city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 66.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Sweet Springs city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Sweet Springs city is a small town in Missouri, with 1,299 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #339 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 36.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Sweet Springs city earn a median of $46,111 a year, 41.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 17% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Sweet Springs city is valued at $92,000, 69.7% below the national figure and 40% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $717 a month, 49% below the national figure, or roughly $8,604 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 66.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
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- Greenfield city 1,276
- Purdy city 1,308
- Dixon city 1,267
- Cool Valley city 1,319
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Sweet Springs city?
- Sweet Springs city has 1,299 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #339 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Sweet Springs city?
- Median household income in Sweet Springs city is $46,111 a year, 41.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sweet Springs city?
- Median gross rent is $717 a month and the median home value is $92,000, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
- Is Sweet Springs city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sweet Springs city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Sweet Springs city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.