Springfield

Population & Demographics

Springfield, IL

Springfield is home to 113,330 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 50,779 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
113,330
people
Population

113,330 residents

Median age 41.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Springfield population & demographics

Who lives in Springfield — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
113,330
Median age
41.0yrs
Median household income
$66,064
Median home value
$162,100
Median gross rent
$975/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.3%
Poverty rate
16.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Springfield

How Springfield breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White69.3%
Black19.1%
Two or more races4.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Asian3.0%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Springfield

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Springfield.

Springfield at a glance
Employed Residents
50,779
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
31.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
63.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Springfield proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Springfield commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

82 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Springfield

50,779 commutes, one dot at a time

Springfield

Where 50,779 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Springfield, by worker count.

1Springfield0.0 mi32,122
2Chicago175.9 mi1,280
3Decatur37.8 mi641
4Peoria65.4 mi618
5Bloomington59.8 mi584
6Riverton7.5 mi503
7Carbondale143.7 mi472
8Jacksonville31.3 mi413

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Springfield.

1Springfield0.0 mi32,122
2Chicago175.9 mi6,176
3Chatham7.8 mi4,309
4Decatur37.8 mi1,265
5Sherman8.0 mi1,216
6Jacksonville31.3 mi1,094
7Rochester6.2 mi1,079
8Auburn14.2 mi1,001

Top industries

The sectors that employ Springfield’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration33.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.5%
RTRetail Trade8.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.5%
EDEducational Services5.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.3%
FIFinance and Insurance4.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Springfield

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps91%
5 Gbps82%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Springfield

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).