Excelsior Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 10,580 people and three associated neighborhoods, Excelsior Springs is the 77th largest community in Missouri.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Excelsior Springs is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.83% of the Excelsior Springs workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Excelsior Springs is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Excelsior Springs who work in office and administrative support (13.39%), sales jobs (9.06%), and food service (5.56%). Being a small city, Excelsior Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Excelsior Springs citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.61% of adults 25 and older in Excelsior Springs have a college degree. The per capita income in Excelsior Springs in 2022 was $30,682, 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 $122,728 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 Italian. The most common language spoken in Excelsior Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
