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Language Spoken At Home in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 657,341 | 100% |
English only | 531,948 | 80.9% |
Language other than English | 125,393 | 19.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 49,872 | 7.6% |
Spanish | 74,458 | 11.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 28,459 | 4.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 36,315 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,424 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,942 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,871 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 3,678 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,118 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 694,411 | 100% |
American | 19,889 | 2.9% |
Arab | 3,801 | 0.5% |
Czech | 1,787 | 0.3% |
Danish | 1,196 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 5,248 | 0.8% |
English | 73,577 | 10.6% |
French (except Basque) | 92,399 | 13.3% |
French Canadian | 39,398 | 5.7% |
German | 51,156 | 7.4% |
Greek | 5,586 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 2,282 | 0.3% |
Irish | 128,751 | 18.5% |
Italian | 71,938 | 10.4% |
Lithuanian | 4,355 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 2,496 | 0.4% |
Polish | 80,720 | 11.6% |
Portuguese | 14,107 | 2.0% |
Russian | 11,711 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,895 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 15,993 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 900 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 5,375 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 8,715 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 939 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 5,101 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 2,867 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7,156 | 1.0% |
Households By Type in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 267,160 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 169,105 | 63.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 75,457 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 115,721 | 43.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 44,451 | 16.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 12,288 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,310 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 41,096 | 15.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,696 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 98,055 | 36.7% |
Householder living alone | 79,304 | 29.7% |
65 years and over | 30,617 | 11.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 83,768 | 31.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 70,339 | 26.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 653,518 | 100% |
Householder | 267,160 | 40.9% |
Spouse | 115,734 | 17.7% |
Child | 193,232 | 29.6% |
Other relatives | 36,108 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 41,284 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 18,720 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 270,813 | 100% |
Never married | 107,814 | 39.8% |
Now married, except separated | 125,003 | 46.2% |
Separated | 5,319 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 8,287 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 24,390 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 302,828 | 100% |
Never married | 105,165 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 122,673 | 40.5% |
Separated | 8,268 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 29,284 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 37,438 | 12.4% |
Fertility in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 7,561 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,215 | 42.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 13,380 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,580 | 34.2% |
Less than 1 year | 894 | 6.7% |
1 or 2 years | 1,203 | 9.0% |
3 or 4 years | 888 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 1,595 | 11.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,580 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,988 | 65.2% |
Who are married | 3,297 | 72.0% |
School Enrollment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 198,721 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 10,561 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 9,031 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 66,661 | 33.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 38,469 | 19.4% |
College or graduate school | 73,999 | 37.2% |
Educational Attainment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 454,472 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 23,274 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 37,639 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 134,950 | 29.7% |
Some college, no degree | 84,720 | 18.6% |
Associate's degree | 41,776 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 76,126 | 16.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 55,987 | 12.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.1% |
Veteran Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 543,910 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 50,499 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 685,888 | 100% |
With a disability | 96,008 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 149,449 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,438 | 7.0% |
18 to 64 years | 443,319 | 100% |
With a disability | 51,249 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 93,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,321 | 36.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 687,977 | 100% |
Same house | 592,997 | 86.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 88,614 | 12.9% |
Same county | 56,355 | 8.2% |
Different county | 32,259 | 4.7% |
Same state | 17,296 | 2.5% |
Different state | 14,963 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 6,366 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 694,411 | 100% |
Native | 637,500 | 91.8% |
Born in United States | 594,487 | 85.6% |
State of residence | 447,383 | 64.4% |
Different state | 147,104 | 21.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 43,013 | 6.2% |
Foreign born | 56,911 | 8.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 56,911 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 28,737 | 50.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 28,174 | 49.5% |
Year of Entry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 99,924 | 100% |
Native | 43,013 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,849 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 41,164 | 95.7% |
Foreign born | 56,911 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,109 | 3.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 54,802 | 96.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 56,911 | 100% |
Europe | 21,208 | 37.3% |
Asia | 15,479 | 27.2% |
Africa | 3,479 | 6.1% |
Oceania | 71 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 14,223 | 25.0% |
Northern America | 2,451 | 4.3% |