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Springfield city, Hampden County, MA

155,029 Population
31.9 square miles 4,864.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.6 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Hampden County: 39.1 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.2

Economics

$20,246 ±$1,437 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Hampden County: $29,450 ±$830
  • about half the amount in Massachusetts: $43,349 ±$382
$32,747 ±$2,787 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Hampden County: $52,372 ±$2,376
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $79,835 ±$970

30.2% ±3.6% (45,103  ±5,349) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Hampden County: 16.8% 76,674 (±1.3% / ±5,772)
  • more than double the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 663,918 (±0.3% / ±20,551)

20.5 minutes ±1.2 (1,169,655  ±97,752) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Hampden County: 22.4 4,513,280 (±0.6 / ±166,893)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Massachusetts: 30.5 102,698,470 (±0.2 / ±837,302)

Families

57,078 ±2,493 Number of households
  • Hampden County: 178,678 ±2,153
  • Massachusetts: 2,624,294 ±8,879
2.6 ±0.1 (149,151  ±1,025) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Hampden County: 2.6 455,902 (±0 / ±1,961)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,653,753 (±0)

5.3% ±2% (2,063  ±778) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Hampden County: 5.1% † 5,635 (±1% / ±1,074)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,345 (±0.2% / ±4,014)

Housing

63,618 ±2,492 Number of housing units
  • Hampden County: 193,880 ±773
  • Massachusetts: 2,915,043 ±327

$159,200 ±$4,994 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Hampden County: $217,600 ±$6,171
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $400,700 ±$2,804

14.9% ±3% (22,863  ±4,545.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Hampden County: 12.3% † 57,248 (±1.4% / ±6,515.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 864,299 (±0.4% / ±24,918.7)

Social

76.6% ±4% (74,846  ±4,419.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hampden County: 84.7% 271,193 (±2.5% / ±8,080.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,386,424 (±0.7% / ±31,907.4)
19% ±2.5% (18,534  ±2,449.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hampden County: 27.8% 89,103 (±1.5% / ±4,733.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 44.5% 2,152,010 (±0.4% / ±20,295.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

9.7% ±1.7% (15,007  ±2,651) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Hampden County: 8.5% † 39,759 (±1% / ±4,547)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.4% 1,198,148 (±0.3% / ±20,609)

4.5% ±1% (5,339  ±1,135) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hampden County: 6.9% 25,473 (±0.6% / ±2,116)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.3% 292,644 (±0.2% / ±8,712)
5,339 Total veterans ±1,135 4,625 Male ±952 714 Female ±481

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