Springfield

Population & Demographics

Springfield, OH

Springfield is home to 58,190 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,279 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
58,190
people
Population

58,190 residents

Median age 37.9 · 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
58,190
Median age
37.9yrs
Median household income
$47,143
Median home value
$116,800
Median gross rent
$851/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.8%
Poverty rate
23.1%

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%
Black17.3%
Two or more races7.0%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Asian0.4%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

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
24,279
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
26.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
34.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Columbus
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

70 / 100

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

Springfield

24,279 commutes, one dot at a time

Springfield

Where 24,279 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Springfield0.0 mi8,361
2Columbus43.6 mi1,322
3Dayton23.8 mi904
4Urbana12.9 mi588
5London19.4 mi529
6West Jefferson27.8 mi380
7Beavercreek19.4 mi354
8Kettering24.4 mi332

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Springfield.

1Springfield0.0 mi8,361
2Northridge4.8 mi1,017
3Columbus43.6 mi735
4Dayton23.8 mi551
5Fairborn14.3 mi550
6Cincinnati66.3 mi512
7Beavercreek19.4 mi387
8Urbana12.9 mi385

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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.3%
RTRetail Trade10.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.6%
MFManufacturing9.8%
EDEducational Services9.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.6%
FIFinance and Insurance5.4%
PAPublic Administration4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Springfield

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

9 providers · 5 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps64%
5 Gbps64%
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).