Springfield, IL Demographic Data
Springfield, IL Summary
Springfield is located in Sangamon County in Illinois
- Population: 117,019
- Area: 65.76 sq. miles
- Land Area: 59.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.28 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,779.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 606.96 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Springfield, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
59,733
52%
50.8
Male
55,778
48%
49.2
Total Population
115,511
323,128,000
Springfield, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,535
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,850
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,766
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,823
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,494
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
15,747
13.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
14,482
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14,062
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,933
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
7,092
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
11,276
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,021
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,430
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
90,588
78.4%
77.2
Female
47,559
52.5%
51.3
Male
43,029
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
85,918
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
23,834
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
19,727
17.1%
15.2
Female
11,954
60.6%
55.8
Male
7,773
39.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Springfield, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
112,136
97.1%
96.8
White
84,336
73.0%
72.6
Black or African American
24,183
20.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
35
0.0%
0.8
Asian
3,078
2.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
937
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
337
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
854
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
696
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
254
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
107
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
397
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,375
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,319
2.9%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
112,192
97.1%
82.2
Springfield, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,689
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,365
5.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
19,513
24.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
18,981
23.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,052
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17,533
21.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11,910
14.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,054
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
73,989
92.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29,443
36.8%
31.2
Springfield, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
36,496
38.3%
33.7%
Now Married
37,482
39.3%
47.5
Divorced
14,293
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
1,209
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
5,880
6.2
5.8%
Springfield, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
102,549
94.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,427
5.9%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Springfield, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,143
8.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,060
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,126
12.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,341
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,241
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
8,216
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5,704
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,758
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,627
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,094
4.2%
6.4
Median household income
48,179
57,617
Per capita income
30,784
31,128
Springfield, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
228
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,957
9.3%
9.8
Construction
2,003
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
15,705
29.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,505
6.6%
6.6
Information
328
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,012
5.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,808
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,158
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
7,287
13.7%
4.6
Retail trade
7,185
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,245
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
851
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,290
4.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
21,896
41.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,145
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
14,225
26.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
9,716
18.2%
18.1%
Springfield, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
52,443
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
42,461
81.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,515
8.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,082
2.1%
5.1
Walked
1,154
2.2%
2.7
Other means
1,450
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
1,781
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.9
26.6
Springfield, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,345
10.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
21,198
42.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
17,504
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
6,263
12.4%
21.0
Springfield, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
50,310
89.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
32,553
64.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
17,757
35.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,750
10.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Springfield, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
56,060
1 room
648
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
1,946
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
4,487
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
11,482
20.5%
16.5
5 rooms
12,735
22.7%
19.8
6 rooms
8,279
14.8%
17.8
7 rooms
6,253
11.2%
12.0
8 rooms
5,051
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,179
9.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Springfield, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
56,060
1-unit, detached
36,533
65.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,532
4.5%
5.9
2-units
1,980
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,480
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,271
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,436
4.3%
4.4
20 or more units
5,208
9.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,620
4.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Springfield, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
9,795
17.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,814
8.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
7,112
12.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,001
12.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,781
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,606
10.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
7,413
13.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,691
8.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
720
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
127
0.2%
1.4%
Springfield, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Springfield, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
20,965
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
303
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
623
3.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,011
4.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,035
4.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,827
18.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
6,823
32.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,343
35.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
10,285
49.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,544
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,102
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,285
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,617
17.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
132
0.0%
0.0%
Springfield, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
16,858
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
144
0.9%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
286
1.7%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
445
2.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,211
13.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,290
13.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
11,482
68.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
899
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
755
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,949
11.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,098
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,589
15.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,677
10.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,020
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,258
43.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,166
0.0%
0.0%
Springfield, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
32,553
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,057
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,908
24.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
8,885
27.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,860
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,236
16.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,943
6.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
664
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,800
205,000
