Springfield is a city of 61,499 people in Oregon. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. Density works out to 3,873 people per square mile. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 6%. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,761, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, 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)$121,203 → $358,700(+196%)US over the same years: +67%
Springfield's population equals 16% of Lane County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 11% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% 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)26.1%(999)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(779)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(1,365)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(130)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,825 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
44,683
$52,638
$121,203
10.8%
16.7
2000
52,864
$60,171
$203,479
13.8%
30.2
2010
59,403
$52,073
$255,634
15.3%
41.7
2020
61,851
$60,527
$274,284
18.9%
53.2
2024
61,499
$68,761
$358,700
22.4%
51.4
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.
