COMPARING TWO PLACES
Somers vs Springfield
PLACE A
Somers, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Somers is 93% smaller than Springfield. Somers earns more, with a median household income $14,424 higher.
SOMERSSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population8,171112,989−93% vs Springfield
Population density3171,844−1,527
Population growth–-1.6%–
Median age34.941.0−6.1
Male51.2%48.3%+2.9 pts
Female48.8%51.7%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born7.8%4.9%+3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.0%69.3%+7.8 pts
Black2.2%19.1%−16.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.4%3.4%+7.0 pts
Asian3.6%3.0%+0.6 pts
Other6.8%5.2%+1.6 pts
Median household income$80,488$66,064+$14,424
Per capita income$43,614$42,670+$944
Poverty rate8.7%16.8%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.0%36.3%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree17.1%15.6%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%6.8%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation61.4%58.9%+2.5 pts
Median home value$315,300$162,100+$153,200
Median gross rent$1,455$975+$480
Owner-occupied63.0%64.3%−1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%11.1%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.9%43.6%+2.4 pts
Average commute25.117.4+7.6
Worked from home8.1%14.5%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.3%−1.1 pts
Uninsured12.0%4.1%+7.9 pts
Population, 2016 – 2025