Springfield is a city of 154,749 people in Massachusetts. Households here earn about 49% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 25.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 33.7.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,656, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Springfield
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share16.3% → 48.6%(+32.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share63.9% → 27.8%(−36.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.0% → 20.5%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Springfield's population equals 33% of Hampden County's. Its number of veterans equals 20% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 53% 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)13.3%(530)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(620)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(1,263)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(241)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(88)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,982 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
156,983
$61,576
$250,327
15.0%
66.4
2000
152,082
$55,409
$157,573
15.4%
81.0
2010
153,060
$49,815
$223,698
16.9%
84.4
2020
155,929
$50,386
$197,441
19.0%
83.4
2024
154,749
$52,656
$245,000
20.5%
81.7
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.
