Springfield is a city of 113,330 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $162,100, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. The average commute runs 17 minutes. There are 1,850 people per square mile. Households here earn about 21% less than in Illinois as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,064, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Springfield
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,924 → $162,100(+16%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share13.1% → 19.1%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Springfield's population equals 58% of Sangamon County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 79% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 82% of the county's.
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)19.3%(1,115)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(1,203)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(2,180)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(236)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(89)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,792 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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Over time
Springfield, decade by decade
Springfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
105,227
$67,190
$139,924
24.9%
32.2
2000
111,454
$71,751
$153,566
30.6%
41.4
2010
116,250
$67,913
$162,415
32.5%
50.9
2020
114,394
$65,649
$159,141
34.8%
61.7
2024
113,330
$66,064
$162,100
36.3%
59.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
