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Illinois·Sangamon County
41 tracts·97K people·$162K median·1,582/mi²
White 69 · Black 19 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 42 · Married couple 35 · Other 24
Public admin 41 · Health 20 · Professional 16 · Retail 10 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 22 · Service 18 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 75 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 12 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Springfield is $162,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Springfield has 113,330 residents across 34 census tracts and 32 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.0; the population is 69.3% White, 19.1% Black, 4.3% Multiracial, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 36.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Iles Elem School (78%), Owen Marsh Elem School (44%) and Sandburg Elem School (39%) lead the elementary schools; Lincoln Magnet School (56%), Benjamin Franklin Middle School (27%) and U S Grant Middle School (10%) lead the middle schools; Springfield High School (32%), Springfield Southeast High Sch (14%) and Lanphier High School (7%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $975/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Springfield is $66,064 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Springfield, median rent is $975/month and the median home value is $162,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Springfield reported 7.9 violent crimes and 47.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Springfield are drought (84), hail (71) and earthquake (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Springfield, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).