Springfield is a city of 19,255 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. Growth has run 34% since 2000, or 4,926 more people. This skews young, with a median age of 34.5. The poverty rate is 22.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,465, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Springfield
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.8% → 26.9%(+26.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share30.1% → 21.0%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.5% → 16.6%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Springfield's population equals 25% of Robertson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 67% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 68% 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)20.3%(137)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(160)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.7%(180)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 674 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
11,227
$51,949
$128,164
10.5%
55.0
2000
14,329
$60,805
$161,581
12.1%
61.7
2010
16,440
$52,014
$173,923
10.8%
72.0
2020
18,782
$58,687
$194,169
16.1%
79.6
2024
19,255
$59,465
$253,600
16.6%
83.1
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.
