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Language Spoken At Home in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 197,075 | 100% |
English only | 187,704 | 95.2% |
Language other than English | 9,371 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,327 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 3,452 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 801 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,276 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 590 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,706 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 583 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 937 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 353 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 210,202 | 100% |
American | 18,646 | 8.9% |
Arab | 660 | 0.3% |
Czech | 914 | 0.4% |
Danish | 555 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 3,644 | 1.7% |
English | 23,714 | 11.3% |
French (except Basque) | 5,856 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 311 | 0.1% |
German | 57,522 | 27.4% |
Greek | 536 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 817 | 0.4% |
Irish | 29,743 | 14.1% |
Italian | 12,708 | 6.0% |
Lithuanian | 1,566 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 1,852 | 0.9% |
Polish | 4,521 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 614 | 0.3% |
Russian | 583 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,992 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 3,767 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 654 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 1,369 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 2,455 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 524 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 263 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,683 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 281 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 87,464 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 55,216 | 63.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,445 | 27.9% |
Married-couple family | 40,596 | 46.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,560 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,090 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,193 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,530 | 12.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,692 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 32,248 | 36.9% |
Householder living alone | 27,232 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 9,656 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 26,731 | 30.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,354 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 206,342 | 100% |
Householder | 87,464 | 42.4% |
Spouse | 40,560 | 19.7% |
Child | 59,092 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 8,211 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 11,015 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 4,915 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 80,153 | 100% |
Never married | 25,731 | 32.1% |
Now married, except separated | 41,721 | 52.1% |
Separated | 1,046 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 2,513 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 9,142 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 89,164 | 100% |
Never married | 23,490 | 26.3% |
Now married, except separated | 42,431 | 47.6% |
Separated | 1,658 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 9,015 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 12,570 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,458 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,026 | 41.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,029 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,692 | 55.9% |
Less than 1 year | 191 | 6.3% |
1 or 2 years | 263 | 8.7% |
3 or 4 years | 318 | 10.5% |
5 or more years | 920 | 30.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,692 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,016 | 60.0% |
Who are married | 1,205 | 71.2% |
School Enrollment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 54,098 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,906 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 2,667 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 22,565 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,510 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 13,450 | 24.9% |
Educational Attainment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 143,192 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,086 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,575 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 42,010 | 29.3% |
Some college, no degree | 32,841 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 12,321 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 28,226 | 19.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 16,133 | 11.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.0% |
Veteran Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 160,158 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,227 | 10.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 207,722 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,905 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 49,432 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,821 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 129,907 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,771 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 28,383 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,313 | 36.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 207,860 | 100% |
Same house | 174,498 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 32,535 | 15.7% |
Same county | 22,173 | 10.7% |
Different county | 10,362 | 5.0% |
Same state | 6,834 | 3.3% |
Different state | 3,528 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 827 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 210,202 | 100% |
Native | 203,596 | 96.9% |
Born in United States | 202,640 | 96.4% |
State of residence | 165,343 | 78.7% |
Different state | 37,297 | 17.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 956 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 6,606 | 3.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,606 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,493 | 52.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,113 | 47.1% |
Year of Entry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,562 | 100% |
Native | 956 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 62 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 894 | 93.5% |
Foreign born | 6,606 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 165 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,441 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,606 | 100% |
Europe | 1,706 | 25.8% |
Asia | 2,992 | 45.3% |
Africa | 742 | 11.2% |
Oceania | 41 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 909 | 13.8% |
Northern America | 216 | 3.3% |