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Springfield, IL

112,170 Population
61.3 square miles 1,831 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 42.3 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,719 ±$3,547 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $48,206 ±$2,141
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,889 ±$3,477 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $80,190 ±$4,790
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.6% ±2.5% (12,648  ±2,775) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 9% † 18,245 (±1.6% / ±3,169)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.4 minutes ±0.5 (745,615  ±38,137) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 20.1 1,657,135 (±0.5 / ±54,607)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

51,519 ±1,725 Number of households
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 91,607 ±1,619
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (108,735  ±632) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 2.2 202,333 (±0 / ±1,379)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6% ±2.6% (1,560  ±692) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 5.1% † 2,384 (±1.7% / ±784)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

57,799 ±1,568 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 99,563 ±544
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$189,800 ±$13,228 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $197,600 ±$8,413
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.6% ±2.3% (10,595  ±2,506) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 9% † 18,252 (±1.7% / ±3,353.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.8% ±4.6% (75,804  ±4,265.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 95.3% 139,090 (±3.6% / ±5,338)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.1% ±3.4% (34,448  ±2,865.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 42.1% 61,381 (±2.3% / ±3,407.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.3% ±1% (5,961  ±1,116) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 3.5% † 7,228 (±0.6% / ±1,152)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±1.4% (5,460  ±1,261) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 6.5% † 10,502 (±0.9% / ±1,467)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,460 Total veterans ±1,261 5,187 Male ±1,186 273 Female ±220

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