Springfield, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
207,042
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.1
0.489% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.9%
1.74% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$75,895
1.76% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$177,300
3.62% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
96,224
0.876% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Springfield, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Springfield, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Springfield, IL are Lincoln Land Community College (1,729 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Illinois Springfield (1,197 degrees), and Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois (1,020 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Springfield, IL was $177,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.8%.

Most people in Springfield, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Springfield, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Springfield, IL is home to a population of 207k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.38% of Springfield, IL residents were born outside of the country (6.99k people).

In 2024, there were 6.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (162k people) in Springfield, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.28k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Springfield, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Springfield, IL was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Springfield, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    162k ± 492
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    24.5k ± 1.18k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    7.28k ± 988
2.86%
Hispanic Population
5.93k people

In 2024, there were 6.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (162k people) in Springfield, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.28k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.86% of the people in Springfield, IL are hispanic (5.93k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Springfield, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.38%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
6.99k people
3.17%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6.58k people

As of 2024, 3.38% of Springfield, IL residents (6.99k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Springfield, IL was 3.17%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,919 ± 366
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,399 ± 360
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,410 ± 263

Springfield, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Springfield, IL employs 96.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Springfield, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (17,046 people), Public Administration (13,452 people), and Educational Services (9,915 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($89,375), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($78,750), and Public Administration ($73,803).

Employment

Occupations

96.2k
2024 Value
± 2,435
−0.876%
1 Year decline
± 3.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Springfield, IL declined at a rate of −0.876%, from 97.1k employees to 96.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Springfield, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (12,951 people), Management Occupations (10,599 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,914 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Springfield, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

96.2k
2024 Value
± 2,435
−0.876%
1 Year decline
± 3.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Springfield, IL declined at a rate of −0.876%, from 97.1k employees to 96.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Springfield, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (17,046 people), Public Administration (13,452 people), and Educational Services (9,915 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Springfield, IL, though some of these residents may live in Springfield, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,746
Median earning men ± $1,167
$46,275
Median earning women ± $1,063

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,167), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,131), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,134).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($67,119), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,309), and Construction ($51,159).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 408
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 325
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. 318
    Construction

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $1.2M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $424k
    Finance and Insurance
  3. $350k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Springfield, IL awarded 4,179 degrees. The student population of Springfield, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,753 male students and 6,647 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Springfield, IL are White (2,747 and 68%), Black or African American (617 and 15.3%), Hispanic or Latino (279 and 6.91%), and Two or More Races (191 and 4.73%).

The largest universities in Springfield, IL by number of degrees awarded are Lincoln Land Community College (1,729 and 41.4%), University of Illinois Springfield (1,197 and 28.6%), and Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois (1,020 and 24.4%).

The most popular majors in Springfield, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (395 and 9.45%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (393 and 9.4%), and Welding Technology (325 and 7.78%).

The median tuition costs in Springfield, IL are $23,850 for private four year colleges, and $9,865 and $16,853 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Springfield, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 11,400 (41.7% men and 58.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 11,400 students enrolled in Springfield, IL, 41.7% men and 58.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,003 records, of which 59.2% were women and 40.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Welding Technology
    214 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Assistant
    165 degrees awarded
  3. HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Technology
    156 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Springfield, IL was Welding Technology with 214 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Springfield, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Lincoln Land Community College
    1,729 degrees awarded
  2. University of Illinois Springfield
    1,197 degrees awarded
  3. Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
    1,020 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lincoln Land Community College with 1,729 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,897 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Springfield, IL, which is 0.831 times less than the 2,282 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,747 degrees mean that there were 4.45 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 617 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($23,850) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,607) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,224) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Springfield, IL was $177,300 in 2024, which is 0.533 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $171,100 to $177,300, a 3.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Springfield, IL is 71.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Springfield, IL have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Springfield, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$177,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,478
$64,597
Median Property Taxes
±$1,553

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Springfield, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Springfield, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

71.8%
Homeownership
2024
64.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.8% of the housing units in Springfield, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Springfield, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,895
Median Household Income
± $1,762
90k
Number of Households
± 2,275

In 2024, the median household income of the 90k households in Springfield, IL grew to $75,895 from the previous year's value of $74,580.

The following chart displays the households in Springfield, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Springfield, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.5%)
  3. Carpooled (5.51%)

In 2024, 77.4% of workers in Springfield, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Springfield, IL have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.54% of the workforce in Springfield, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Springfield, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Springfield, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Springfield, IL (26.3k out of 203k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Springfield, IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.5% of the population of Springfield, IL has health coverage, with 52.3% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 1.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,264 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,264 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Illinois in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.5%
Uninsured
52.3%
Employer Coverage
17%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
1.33%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Springfield, IL declined by 5.59% from 3.7% to 3.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Springfield, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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