COMPARING TWO PLACES
Halfway vs Springfield
PLACE A
Halfway, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Halfway is 100% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $27,410 higher. Halfway has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -2%).
HALFWAYSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population357112,989−100% vs Springfield
Population density9601,844−885
Population growth21.9%-1.6%+23.5 pts
Median age48.941.0+7.9
Male49.4%48.3%+1.0 pts
Female50.6%51.7%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born4.8%4.9%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.7%69.3%+20.5 pts
Black0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.1%3.4%+3.7 pts
Asian2.9%3.0%−0.1 pts
Other0.3%5.2%−4.9 pts
Median household income$38,654$66,064−$27,410
Per capita income$22,119$42,670−$20,551
Poverty rate11.9%16.8%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%36.3%−24.7 pts
Graduate degree0.4%15.6%−15.1 pts
Unemployment rate15.2%6.8%+8.4 pts
Labor force participation38.1%58.9%−20.8 pts
Median home value$246,700$162,100+$84,600
Median gross rent$831$975−$144
Owner-occupied67.5%64.3%+3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.8%11.1%+20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households46.2%43.6%+2.6 pts
Average commute9.717.4−7.8
Worked from home8.3%14.5%−6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025