COMPARING TWO PLACES
Springfield vs Racine
PLACE A
Springfield, IL
VS
PLACE B
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
Springfield and Racine are close in size. Racine earns more, with a median household income $2,341 higher.
SPRINGFIELDRACINEDIFFERENCE
Total population206,033198,919+4% vs Racine
Population density174598−424
Population growth-0.7%1.2%−1.9 pts
Median age41.140.5+0.6
Male48.3%49.8%−1.5 pts
Female51.7%50.2%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born3.4%4.9%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%68.6%+9.8 pts
Black11.8%10.3%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%15.1%−12.2 pts
Asian2.1%1.1%+1.0 pts
Other4.8%4.9%−0.1 pts
Median household income$75,755$78,096−$2,341
Per capita income$43,993$41,162+$2,831
Poverty rate12.9%10.3%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%28.4%+7.7 pts
Graduate degree14.6%9.3%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.4%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation61.1%64.4%−3.2 pts
Median home value$176,837$251,400−$74,563
Median gross rent$977$1,080−$103
Owner-occupied71.8%71.0%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%6.1%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%40.6%+1.3 pts
Average commute20.123.9−3.9
Worked from home13.5%9.9%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.9%−0.0 pts
Uninsured3.5%5.7%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025