COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hazardville vs Springfield
PLACE A
Hazardville, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Hazardville is 95% smaller than Springfield. Hazardville earns more, with a median household income $15,829 higher. Hazardville has grown faster since 2000 (49% vs -2%).
HAZARDVILLESPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population6,022112,989−95% vs Springfield
Population density1,0621,844−783
Population growth49.4%-1.6%+51.0 pts
Median age43.241.0+2.2
Male49.4%48.3%+1.1 pts
Female50.6%51.7%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born4.1%4.9%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%69.3%+14.6 pts
Black2.4%19.1%−16.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%3.4%+3.2 pts
Asian2.1%3.0%−0.9 pts
Other5.1%5.2%−0.1 pts
Median household income$81,893$66,064+$15,829
Per capita income$50,365$42,670+$7,695
Poverty rate5.8%16.8%−11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%36.3%−7.9 pts
Graduate degree7.8%15.6%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%6.8%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation65.4%58.9%+6.4 pts
Median home value$242,900$162,100+$80,800
Median gross rent$1,530$975+$555
Owner-occupied88.0%64.3%+23.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.1%11.1%−8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households48.1%43.6%+4.5 pts
Average commute23.517.4+6.1
Worked from home11.0%14.5%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured2.0%4.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024