Springfield is a city of 31,154 people in Virginia. 40% of people here were born outside the United States. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Renters pay $2,656 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $640,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. That is roughly 35% ahead of the Virginia median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $125,999, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Springfield
What changed most since 1990
White share69.2% → 31.5%(−37.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share16.8% → 29.0%(+12.1 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Homes owned by their occupants73.4% → 66.0%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Springfield's population equals 2.7% of Fairfax County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.1% 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)42.5%(932)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.5%(823)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(712)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(133)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,192 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
23,706
$122,831
$411,852
34.9%
60.5
2000
30,417
$126,860
$336,278
37.9%
84.0
2010
30,484
$121,400
$621,319
40.5%
90.3
2020
31,339
$125,371
$576,809
42.3%
92.8
2024
31,154
$125,999
$640,300
46.9%
93.6
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.
