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Total population: 150,640 (All urban)

Springfield, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 61,172 (57,130 occupied: 28,497 owner occupied, 28,633 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  50%
State:  38%

Housing density: 1906 houses/condos per square mile



Median contract rent in 2007: $591 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $724)


Housing units in Springfield with a mortgage: 15,458 (1,374 second mortgage, 1,941 home equity loan, 66 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,520





Springfield,MA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $161,300 (it was $86,500 in 2000)
Springfield:  $161,300
Massachusetts:  $366,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,700 - $195,200

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $171,503
Here:  $171,503
State:  $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $169,216
Here:  $169,216
State:  $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $189,470
Here:  $189,470
State:  $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,159
Here:  $190,159
State:  $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,172
Here:  $142,172
State:  $335,381

Mobile homes: $35,638
Here:  $35,638
State:  $71,966

Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 146,539
  • In family households: 122,121 (19,710 male householders, 17,043 female householders)
    20,906 spouses, 49,912 children (46,610 natural, 1,351 adopted, 1,951 stepchildren), 3,581 grandchildren, 2,180 brothers or sisters, 1,299 parents, 2,498 other relatives, 4,992 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 24,418 (8,713 male householders (6,907 living alone)), 11,712 female householders (10,320 living alone)), 3,993 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5,543 (1,674 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,212 2-persons, 9,362 3-persons, 7,349 4-persons, 3,975 5-persons, 1,835 6-persons, 1,020 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,227 1-person, 2,718 2-persons, 272 3-persons, 147 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

17,505 married couples with children.
20,561 single-parent households (2,331 men, 18,230 women).

68.4% of residents of Springfield speak English at home.
23.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 12,159 (8.0%)
(45.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Springfield, Massachusetts:
  • 1 room: 19
  • 2 rooms: 137
  • 3 rooms: 537
  • 4 rooms: 2,765
  • 5 rooms: 8,751
  • 6 rooms: 8,036
  • 7 rooms: 4,146
  • 8 rooms: 1,845
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,261



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Springfield, Massachusetts:
  • 1 room: 1,259
  • 2 rooms: 2,607
  • 3 rooms: 5,028
  • 4 rooms: 6,999
  • 5 rooms: 7,238
  • 6 rooms: 3,871
  • 7 rooms: 869
  • 8 rooms: 325
  • 9 or more rooms: 437



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 220
  • 1995 to 1998: 697
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,558
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,775
  • 1970 to 1979: 7,033
  • 1960 to 1969: 6,760
  • 1950 to 1959: 11,603
  • 1940 to 1949: 7,336
  • 1939 or earlier: 22,190


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Springfield:
  • no bedroom: 37
  • 1 bedroom: 1,032
  • 2 bedrooms: 7,355
  • 3 bedrooms: 14,374
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,046
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,653



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Springfield:
  • no bedroom: 1,546
  • 1 bedroom: 7,659
  • 2 bedrooms: 11,546
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,160
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,305
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 417



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Springfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 2,048
  • 1 vehicle: 11,531
  • 2 vehicles: 11,406
  • 3 vehicles: 2,659
  • 4 vehicles: 672
  • 5 or more vehicles: 181



Cars and other vehicles available in Springfield in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 10,816
  • 1 vehicle: 12,856
  • 2 vehicles: 4,303
  • 3 vehicles: 466
  • 4 vehicles: 78
  • 5 or more vehicles: 114


Springfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Springfield:

  • Less than $100: 1,023 people
  • $100 to $149: 819
  • $150 to $199: 1,374
  • $200 to $249: 1,654
  • $250 to $299: 1,315
  • $300 to $349: 1,023
  • $350 to $399: 803
  • $400 to $449: 1,019
  • $450 to $499: 1,150
  • $500 to $549: 1,588
  • $550 to $599: 2,079
  • $600 to $649: 2,063
  • $650 to $699: 2,380
  • $700 to $749: 2,230
  • $750 to $799: 1,920
  • $800 to $899: 2,433
  • $900 to $999: 868
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 761
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 223
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 53
  • $2,000 or more: 129
  • No cash rent: 855
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 2,362
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,299
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,793
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,075
  • 1975 to 1979: 718
  • 1970 to 1974: 916
  • 1970 to 1974: 879
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,117

Springfield, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,155 (2.0% of all workers)


Springfield travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1308
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6784
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11090
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12411
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10031
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3065
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 6377
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 847
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 862
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2399
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1492
  • 90 or more minutes: 1146
 


Springfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 43,031 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 8,421 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3,137 (5%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 71 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 20 (0%)
  • Taxi: 173 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 29 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 77 (0%)
  • Walked: 2,454 (4%)
  • Other means: 399 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,155 (2%)
 


Springfield, MA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 9677
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5359
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 4574
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 4650
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 3977
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 3617
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 3099
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 3030
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 2523
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 4578
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 5149
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4105
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1530
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 600
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 326
  • $200,000 or more: 384
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 56711
 Irish: 13546
 Italian: 11130
 French (except Basque): 7851
 Polish: 6730
 French Canadian: 5487
 English: 4293
 United States or American: 3770
 German: 2969
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2885
 Jamaican: 2105
 Subsaharan African:: 1704
 Portuguese: 1465
 African: 1159
 Scottish: 991
 Russian: 966
 Greek: 868
 Scotch-Irish: 793
 Arab:: 654
 Swedish: 610
 Canadian: 520
 Lebanese: 488
 Ukrainian: 442
 Cape Verdean: 335
 Barbadian: 280
 British: 258
 Dutch: 240
 Armenian: 234
 European: 215
 West Indian: 203
 Israeli: 162
 Lithuanian: 150
 Norwegian: 149
 Danish: 132
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 132
 Other Subsaharan African: 118
 Welsh: 111
 Haitian: 101
 Finnish: 83
 Hungarian: 82
 Czech: 80
 Turkish: 64
 Romanian: 62
 Austrian: 60
 Syrian: 59
 Arab/Arabic: 57
 Iranian: 49
 Scandinavian: 35
 Nigerian: 34
 Other Arab: 33
 Bermudan: 33
 Guyanese: 32
 Eastern European: 30
 Belgian: 30
 Czechoslovakian: 29
 Slovak: 28
 Northern European: 26
 Swiss: 25
 British West Indian: 21
 Australian: 17
 Ethiopian: 17
 Estonian: 15
 Pennsylvania German: 14
 Albanian: 13
 Latvian: 12
 Sierra Leonean: 12
 Slavic: 11
 Serbian: 10
 Palestinian: 10
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 10
 Ghanian: 10
 Sudanese: 9
 Moroccan: 7
 Cypriot: 6
 Senegalese: 6
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
 Yugoslavian: 6
 Kenyan: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Jamaica (13%)
  • Vietnam (10%)
  • Italy (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Poland (5%)
  • Portugal (5%)
  • Dominican Republic (4%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 90173
  • Northeast: 18530
  • Midwest: 1998
  • South: 9303
  • West: 1369

54% of Springfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,158
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 540
  • 5th and 6th grade: 900
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,706
  • 9th grade: 1,620
  • 10th grade: 1,718
  • 11th grade: 1,618
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,946
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,751
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,611
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,622
  • Associate degree: 2,293
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,837
  • Master's degree: 1,791
  • Professional school degree: 602
  • Doctorate degree: 265


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,233
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 612
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,185
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,133
  • 9th grade: 1,778
  • 10th grade: 1,929
  • 11th grade: 1,818
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,279
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,130
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,649
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,659
  • Associate degree: 3,957
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,731
  • Master's degree: 2,080
  • Professional school degree: 470
  • Doctorate degree: 179


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.9%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 19.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.9%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.4%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 18.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.6%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.2%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 17.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.3%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $42,626
  • Black householders: $31,643
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $10,023
  • Asian householders: $38,637
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $87,478
  • Some other race householders: $21,781
  • Two or more races householders: $39,738
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $20,789

Springfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Springfield household income for Black householders

Springfield household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Springfield household income for Asian householders

Springfield household income for Some other race householders

Springfield household income for Two or more races householders

Springfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Springfield marital status for males

Springfield marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $165,029
  • Black or African American householders: $155,332
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $146,009
  • Asian householders: $144,330
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $177,150
  • Some other race householders: $153,841
  • Two or more races householders: $174,912
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $154,213

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 26,699
  • One, attached: 3,468
  • Two: 11,359
  • 3 or 4: 5,367
  • 5 to 9: 4,577
  • 10 to 19: 2,055
  • 20 to 49: 2,371
  • 50 or more: 4,646
  • Mobile homes: 603
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Springfield:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,258
Here:  11.1%
Massachusetts:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 983
Here:  10.7%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,632
Here:  48.9%
Massachusetts:  48.2%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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