Excelsior Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 10,612 people and three associated neighborhoods, Excelsior Springs is the 77th largest community in Missouri.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Excelsior Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Excelsior Springs with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.33% of adults in Excelsior Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Excelsior Springs in 2022 was $31,936, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,744 for a family of four. However, Excelsior Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Excelsior Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Excelsior Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Excelsior Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Excelsior Springs include German, Irish, English, European, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Excelsior Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.