COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chicopee vs Springfield
PLACE A
Chicopee, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Chicopee is 100% smaller than Springfield. Chicopee earns more, with a median household income $34,609 higher. Chicopee has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -2%).
CHICOPEESPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population412112,989−100% vs Springfield
Population density1301,844−1,714
Population growth3.4%-1.6%+5.0 pts
Median age38.341.0−2.7
Male51.5%48.3%+3.1 pts
Female48.5%51.7%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%69.3%+30.7 pts
Black0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Median household income$100,673$66,064+$34,609
Per capita income$41,514$42,670−$1,156
Poverty rate0.0%16.8%−16.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.495−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher62.2%36.3%+25.9 pts
Graduate degree19.3%15.6%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation64.5%58.9%+5.6 pts
Median home value$216,700$162,100+$54,600
Median gross rent$679$975−$296
Owner-occupied91.9%64.3%+27.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.6%−43.6 pts
Average commute12.417.4−5.1
Worked from home0.0%14.5%−14.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024