2022 population: 206,655 ( 3,515 from 2010 , 1,979 from 2020)
Land area: 1182.6 square miles
Population density: 174.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	164,233	79.47%	6.3%
Black:	26,501	12.82%	14.1%
Indian:	400	0.19%	8.1%
Asian:	4,651	2.25%	42.1%
2+ races:	5,440	2.63%	33.1%
Hispanic:	5,430	2.63%	50.8%

Total non-White:	42,422	20.53%	21.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,034	12.1
Deaths:	5,130	12.3
Net Migration:	-2,359	-5.7
Net Immigration:	397	1.0

Change in White population:	-11,074	-5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,559	3.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
210,170
175,307	83.41%
23,220	11.05%
370	0.18%
3,272	1.56%
4,088	1.95%
3,601	1.71%
34,863	16.59%

2000
201,437
176,207	87.47%
18,182	9.03%
377	0.19%
2,129	1.06%
2,178	1.08%
2,094	1.04%
25,230	12.53%

1990
189,550
172,389	90.95%
14,291	7.54%
340	0.18%
1,357	0.72%
n/a
1,173	0.62%
17,161	9.05%

1980
187,789
174,149	92.74%
11,423	6.08%
326	0.17%
928	0.49%
n/a
900	0.48%
13,640	7.26%

1970
171,020
162,081	94.77%
7,850	4.59%
66	0.04%
200	0.12%
n/a
720	0.42%
8,939	5.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
24,975	12.4
17,990	8.9
-1,714	-0.9
859	0.4

-900	-0.4
9,633	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
27,415	14.5
18,721	9.9
-1,825	-1.0
1,133	0.6

3,818	2.0
8,069	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
29,108	15.5
17,738	9.4
-8,574	-4.6
n/a

-1,760	-0.9
3,521	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,598	2.7
n/a

12,068	7.1
4,701	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.7
45,872	22.2%
160,783	77.8%
38,767	18.8%

89,102
2.30

53,268	59.8%
38,626	72.5%
6,428	12.1%
35,834	40.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
49,817	23.7%
160,353	76.3%
29,340	14.0%

88,126
2.34

55,059	62.5%
39,788	72.3%
7,035	12.8%
33,067	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
50,403	25.0%
151,034	75.0%
27,449	13.6%

83,656
2.37

53,660	64.1%
41,185	76.8%
6,178	11.5%
29,996	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
48,555	25.6%
140,995	74.4%
26,124	13.8%

76,163
2.45

50,975	66.9%
40,779	80.0%
4,939	9.7%
25,188	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
51,830	27.6%
135,959	72.4%
23,657	12.6%

72,192
2.56

50,748	70.3%
42,424	83.6%
4,125	8.1%
21,444	29.7%

2022 Housing Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,799	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,794	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,082	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,949	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,281	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,877	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,054	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,092	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,258	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,215	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,167	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,119	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,840	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,549	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,329	9.3%
$200,000 or more	6,697	7.5%

Median Household Income	72,405
Per Capita Income	41,393

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,361	4.9%
Public Assistance	2,133	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,340	15.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	90,912	72.2%
Unemployed	5,076	4.0%
In Armed Forces	377	0.3%

Total Labor Force	96,365	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	29,598	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29,289	26,336	52.7%
Non-Profit	4,099	7,185	36.3%
Self-Employed	4,626	2,951	61.1%

Local Government	3,746	4,214	47.1%
State Government	6,594	7,498	46.8%
Federal Government	1,262	743	62.9%

Total Private + Self	33,915	29,287	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15,701	19,640	44.4%
Total	49,616	48,927	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	24.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,285	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	21,626	21.9%
Professional, Technical	26,328	26.7%
Service Occupations	16,935	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	384	0.4%
All others	16,433	16.7%

White Collar		66.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,054	19.5%
Public administration	12,837	13.8%
Retail trade	10,013	10.8%
Educational services	9,678	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	6,097	6.6%
Finance and insurance	5,936	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,760	6.2%
Manufacturing	5,392	5.8%
Other services	4,846	5.2%
Construction	4,569	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,497	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,166	3.4%
Wholesale trade	2,128	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,559	1.7%
Information	1,361	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,323	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,127	1.2%
Utilities	1,006	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	174	0.2%
Management	84	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,639	1.27%
Puerto Rican	934	0.45%
Cuban	211	0.10%
Dominican	50	0.02%

Total Central American	152	0.07%
Costa Rican	5	0.00%
Guatemalan	40	0.02%
Honduran	26	0.01%
Nicaraguan	81	0.04%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	363	0.17%
Argentinean	35	0.02%
Bolivian	15	0.01%
Chilean	51	0.02%
Colombian	182	0.09%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	16	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	64	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	739	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,845	0.89%
Chinese	591	0.28%
Filipino	531	0.25%
Vietnamese	298	0.14%
Korean	209	0.10%
Japanese	157	0.08%
Taiwanese	156	0.07%
Thai	119	0.06%
Laotian	56	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	188,305	95.7%
Spanish	2,864	1.5%
Other Indo-European	1,450	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	788	0.4%
Other Asian	631	0.3%
Chinese	560	0.3%
Tagalog	467	0.2%
Other	393	0.2%
German, other Germanic	335	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	43,350	20.8%
Irish	25,558	12.3%
English	24,098	11.6%
American	10,502	5.0%
Italian	9,402	4.5%
French	4,134	2.0%
Scottish	4,067	2.0%
European	3,755	1.8%
Polish	3,698	1.8%
Dutch	2,724	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	2,466	1.2%
Swedish	2,019	1.0%
British	1,656	0.8%
Norwegian	1,290	0.6%
Welsh	1,280	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	205,699	98.7%
Not a citizen	2,707	1.3%

Native	202,373	97.1%
Foreign-born	6,033	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,324	1.6%	7,409	5.1%	41,672	28.7%	44,514	30.6%	29,577	20.3%	19,950	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,324	1.6%
9-12 Years	7,409	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	41,672	28.7%
Some College	44,514	30.6%
Bach. Degree	29,577	20.3%
Grad Degree	19,950	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	219,106	211,418	7,688	3.5%
1991	222,640	213,566	9,074	4.1%
1992	221,862	211,038	10,824	4.9%
1993	217,484	207,432	10,052	4.6%
1994	214,642	206,114	8,528	4.0%
1995	214,504	205,980	8,524	4.0%
1996	215,732	207,114	8,618	4.0%
1997	217,394	209,526	7,868	3.6%
1998	217,416	210,122	7,294	3.4%
1999	214,900	207,804	7,096	3.3%

2000	225,526	217,608	7,918	3.5%
2001	223,618	214,908	8,710	3.9%
2002	222,364	212,366	9,998	4.5%
2003	217,024	205,404	11,620	5.4%
2004	219,150	207,944	11,206	5.1%
2005	225,582	215,520	10,062	4.5%
2006	227,204	217,768	9,436	4.2%
2007	229,030	218,714	10,316	4.5%
2008	228,892	215,880	13,012	5.7%
2009	228,704	211,496	17,208	7.5%

2010	228,006	210,050	17,956	7.9%
2011	228,804	211,594	17,210	7.5%
2012	223,602	206,966	16,636	7.4%
2013	216,674	200,426	16,248	7.5%
2014	218,050	204,842	13,208	6.1%
2015	220,390	208,754	11,636	5.3%
2016	222,018	210,970	11,048	5.0%
2017	216,716	207,156	9,560	4.4%
2018	216,414	206,942	9,472	4.4%
2019	212,754	204,468	8,286	3.9%

2020	205,940	189,252	16,688	8.1%
2021	208,778	197,186	11,592	5.6%
2022	207,148	198,714	8,434	4.1%
2023	207,138	198,322	8,816	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	98,543
Median Value	$163,236

Occupied	89,102	90.4%
Vacant	9,441	9.6%

Owned	62,920	70.6%
Rented	26,182	29.4%
Median Rent	$917

Single-Family Units	76,901	78.0%
Detached	72,011	73.1%
Attached	4,890	5.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,609	11.8%
Mobile Homes	4,248	4.3%

Springfield, IL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Springfield, IL Metro Area