COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pembroke vs Springfield
PLACE A
Pembroke, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Pembroke is 99% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $8,564 higher.
PEMBROKESPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,139112,989−99% vs Springfield
Population density1,0491,844−796
Population growth2.1%-1.6%+3.7 pts
Median age45.641.0+4.6
Male51.4%48.3%+3.1 pts
Female48.6%51.7%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born6.7%4.9%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%69.3%+22.3 pts
Black2.5%19.1%−16.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%3.4%+0.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other2.2%5.2%−3.0 pts
Median household income$57,500$66,064−$8,564
Per capita income$36,772$42,670−$5,898
Poverty rate9.1%16.8%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%36.3%−17.6 pts
Graduate degree7.0%15.6%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%6.8%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation70.0%58.9%+11.1 pts
Median home value$138,000$162,100−$24,100
Median gross rent$796$975−$179
Owner-occupied69.4%64.3%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.7%11.1%+17.6 pts
Rent-burdened households18.3%43.6%−25.2 pts
Average commute20.617.4+3.2
Worked from home2.2%14.5%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured13.8%4.1%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025