COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ozark vs Springfield
PLACE A
Ozark, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Ozark is 97% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $18,378 higher.
OZARKSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population3,628112,989−97% vs Springfield
Population density4571,844−1,387
Population growth-3.9%-1.6%−2.3 pts
Median age35.941.0−5.1
Male47.3%48.3%−1.1 pts
Female52.7%51.7%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.7%4.9%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%69.3%+22.1 pts
Black0.1%19.1%−19.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%3.4%−0.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other5.6%5.2%+0.4 pts
Median household income$47,686$66,064−$18,378
Per capita income$24,470$42,670−$18,200
Poverty rate17.8%16.8%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%36.3%−25.9 pts
Graduate degree7.3%15.6%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate13.0%6.8%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation51.2%58.9%−7.7 pts
Median home value$124,000$162,100−$38,100
Median gross rent$721$975−$254
Owner-occupied55.6%64.3%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.0%11.1%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households36.0%43.6%−7.6 pts
Average commute16.517.4−1.0
Worked from home1.8%14.5%−12.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured10.1%4.1%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025