Excelsior Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 10,727 people and three associated neighborhoods, Excelsior Springs is the 77th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Excelsior Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Excelsior Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Excelsior Springs is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Excelsior Springs who work in office and administrative support (14.64%), sales jobs (8.31%), and healthcare (6.01%). A relatively large number of people in Excelsior Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Excelsior Springs is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Excelsior Springs is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.57% of adults 25 and older in Excelsior Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Excelsior Springs in 2022 was $31,334, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,336 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.
