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Springfield, IL Metro Area

205,111 Population
1,182.6 square miles 173.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,792 ±$1,919 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$72,201 ±$4,472 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.5% ±2.1% (25,133  ±4,303) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.8 minutes ±0.4 (1,750,655  ±47,976) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

91,114 ±2,273 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (201,240  ±1,812) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.9% ±1.8% (2,263  ±828) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

99,303 ±742 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$177,200 ±$10,071 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.7% ±1.6% (21,801  ±3,274.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

95.7% ±3.8% (138,790  ±5,697.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
37% ±2.5% (53,696  ±3,597.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

4% ±0.9% (8,118  ±1,830) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.5% ±1% (10,423  ±1,553) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
10,423 Total veterans ±1,553 9,700 Male ±1,521 723 Female ±394

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