With 58,190 people, Springfield is a city in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $116,800, having risen by half since 2000. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 34%. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. 23.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,143, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Springfield
What changed most since 1990
Population70,487 → 58,190(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$98,883 → $116,800(+18%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.9% → 16.7%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Springfield's population equals 43% of Clark County's. Its number of households without a car equals 77% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 29% 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)22.6%(774)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(528)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(1,286)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(167)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(63)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,426 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
70,487
$51,378
$98,883
10.9%
38.3
2000
65,358
$58,645
$126,241
12.7%
45.7
2010
60,608
$48,976
$122,710
13.7%
51.9
2020
58,662
$47,686
$97,690
15.2%
61.5
2024
58,190
$47,143
$116,800
16.7%
60.1
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.
