COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ridgetop vs Springfield
PLACE A
Ridgetop, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Ridgetop is 98% smaller than Springfield. Ridgetop earns more, with a median household income $18,999 higher. Ridgetop has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -2%).
RIDGETOPSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,156112,989−98% vs Springfield
Population density7121,844−1,132
Population growth15.0%-1.6%+16.6 pts
Median age45.141.0+4.1
Male46.1%48.3%−2.2 pts
Female53.9%51.7%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born3.4%4.9%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%69.3%+24.1 pts
Black1.4%19.1%−17.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%3.4%−2.0 pts
Asian2.9%3.0%−0.1 pts
Other1.0%5.2%−4.2 pts
Median household income$85,063$66,064+$18,999
Per capita income$49,185$42,670+$6,515
Poverty rate3.5%16.8%−13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%36.3%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree14.0%15.6%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%6.8%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation63.4%58.9%+4.5 pts
Median home value$351,100$162,100+$189,000
Median gross rent$1,154$975+$179
Owner-occupied86.3%64.3%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.2%11.1%−7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households43.8%43.6%+0.2 pts
Average commute27.717.4+10.3
Worked from home21.8%14.5%+7.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured3.5%4.1%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025