CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Springfield

Florida · 8,715 residents · 4.29 sq mi

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Springfield is a city of 8,715 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The poverty rate is 25.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $43,900. Households here earn about 26% less than in Florida as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 29.9.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,715

−1%vs 2000

vs 8,810 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.29 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(760)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(902)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(541)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(712)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(704)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(1,386)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(1,190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(969)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(738)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(577)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(206)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(30)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,267

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,844 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,726

−31%vs 2000

vs $12,689 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.3%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$336

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $499 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

41.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.3%(5,837)

Black23.3%(2,049)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(225)

Asian4.2%(374)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.3%(6,297)

Black22.6%(1,969)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(121)

Asian3.3%(284)

Other1.9%(165)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.6%(382)

Mexican2.8%(234)

Cuban0.9%(73)

Central American0.1%(11)

Honduran0.1%(7)

South American0.1%(5)

Colombian0.1%(5)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Salvadoran0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2%(164)

Pakistani1%(84)

Filipino0.4%(30)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(59)

Ancestry

English9.9%(818)

Irish9.7%(796)

American6.8%(562)

German6%(493)

Italian2.8%(232)

French2.2%(185)

Scottish2.2%(183)

Welsh1.1%(90)

Scotch-Irish1%(83)

Dutch0.7%(58)

Swedish0.4%(36)

Polish0.4%(33)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.4%(32)

Russian0.4%(32)

Lithuanian0.2%(18)

Austrian0.2%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(8)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Haitian0.1%(8)

Israeli0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

Greek0%(4)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.6%(1,278)

Married48.1%(1,592)

Widowed2.7%(90)

Divorced10.6%(352)

Women 15+

Never married33.2%(1,168)

Married44.3%(1,559)

Widowed8.9%(314)

Divorced13.5%(476)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.1%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.4%(205)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)47.2%(397)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(246)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.3%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 841 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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