COMPARING TWO PLACES
Republic vs Springfield
PLACE A
Republic, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Republic is 99% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $5,647 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -8%).
REPUBLICSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,016112,989−99% vs Springfield
Population density7151,844−1,129
Population growth-7.5%-1.6%−6.0 pts
Median age36.341.0−4.7
Male61.4%48.3%+13.0 pts
Female38.6%51.7%−13.0 pts
Foreign-born2.0%4.9%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.2%69.3%+11.9 pts
Black0.5%19.1%−18.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%3.4%+2.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other12.7%5.2%+7.5 pts
Median household income$60,417$66,064−$5,647
Per capita income$34,957$42,670−$7,713
Poverty rate16.4%16.8%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.495+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%36.3%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree7.4%15.6%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate17.0%6.8%+10.2 pts
Labor force participation47.8%58.9%−11.1 pts
Median home value$236,200$162,100+$74,100
Median gross rent$843$975−$132
Owner-occupied51.9%64.3%−12.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%11.1%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households53.3%43.6%+9.8 pts
Average commute9.417.4−8.0
Worked from home12.9%14.5%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured4.3%4.1%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025