COMPARING TWO PLACES
Springfield vs Billings
PLACE A
Springfield, IL
VS
PLACE B
Billings, MT
Springfield is 6% larger than Billings. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Billings has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -1%).
SPRINGFIELDBILLINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population206,033193,603+6% vs Billings
Population density17430+144
Population growth-0.7%10.2%−10.9 pts
Median age41.140.0+1.1
Male48.3%49.7%−1.4 pts
Female51.7%50.3%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born3.4%1.8%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%84.2%−5.9 pts
Black11.8%0.4%+11.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%6.2%−3.4 pts
Asian2.1%0.7%+1.5 pts
Other4.8%8.5%−3.7 pts
Median household income$75,755$77,183−$1,427
Per capita income$43,993$44,339−$346
Poverty rate12.9%9.1%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.458Even
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%34.1%+2.0 pts
Graduate degree14.6%10.4%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.4%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation61.1%65.5%−4.4 pts
Median home value$176,837$356,419−$179,582
Median gross rent$977$1,106−$129
Owner-occupied71.8%70.8%+1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%7.7%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%42.5%−0.6 pts
Average commute20.119.9+0.2
Worked from home13.5%9.0%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.8%1.2%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.5%7.6%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025