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Language Spoken At Home in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 408,792 | 100% |
English only | 388,703 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 20,089 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,862 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 7,781 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,284 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,996 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,647 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,585 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,691 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 727 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 240 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 437,188 | 100% |
American | 77,001 | 17.6% |
Arab | 664 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,823 | 0.4% |
Danish | 1,745 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 9,150 | 2.1% |
English | 49,740 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 12,696 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 1,752 | 0.4% |
German | 91,298 | 20.9% |
Greek | 1,041 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 893 | 0.2% |
Irish | 56,294 | 12.9% |
Italian | 11,559 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 273 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 4,000 | 0.9% |
Polish | 5,535 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 690 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,778 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,054 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 9,122 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 315 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 851 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 5,605 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 1,855 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 697 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 3,018 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 405 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 175,483 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 115,025 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 50,547 | 28.8% |
Married-couple family | 89,326 | 50.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 35,620 | 20.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,724 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,057 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 17,975 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,870 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 60,458 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 48,587 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 16,998 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 55,380 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 43,020 | 24.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 422,164 | 100% |
Householder | 175,483 | 41.6% |
Spouse | 89,402 | 21.2% |
Child | 114,859 | 27.2% |
Other relatives | 18,093 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 24,327 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 9,955 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 170,846 | 100% |
Never married | 52,166 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 93,460 | 54.7% |
Separated | 2,229 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 3,843 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 19,148 | 11.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 182,078 | 100% |
Never married | 44,352 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 93,711 | 51.5% |
Separated | 3,236 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 17,586 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 23,193 | 12.7% |
Fertility in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,718 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,945 | 29.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,859 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,433 | 50.1% |
Less than 1 year | 828 | 12.1% |
1 or 2 years | 749 | 10.9% |
3 or 4 years | 458 | 6.7% |
5 or more years | 1,398 | 20.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,433 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,006 | 58.4% |
Who are married | 2,824 | 82.3% |
School Enrollment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 115,281 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,164 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 5,569 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 43,772 | 38.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 20,437 | 17.7% |
College or graduate school | 39,339 | 34.1% |
Educational Attainment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 284,200 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,897 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 23,966 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 87,451 | 30.8% |
Some college, no degree | 72,709 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 19,296 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 47,901 | 16.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 23,980 | 8.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.3% |
Veteran Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 335,785 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 38,318 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 431,124 | 100% |
With a disability | 58,308 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 100,569 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,190 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 271,772 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,564 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 58,783 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,554 | 36.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 431,612 | 100% |
Same house | 345,008 | 79.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 84,886 | 19.7% |
Same county | 49,209 | 11.4% |
Different county | 35,677 | 8.3% |
Same state | 23,323 | 5.4% |
Different state | 12,354 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 1,718 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 437,188 | 100% |
Native | 426,633 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 423,416 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 264,986 | 60.6% |
Different state | 158,430 | 36.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,217 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 10,555 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,555 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,776 | 45.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,779 | 54.8% |
Year of Entry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,772 | 100% |
Native | 3,217 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 50 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,167 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 10,555 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 633 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,922 | 94.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,555 | 100% |
Europe | 2,506 | 23.7% |
Asia | 3,880 | 36.8% |
Africa | 564 | 5.3% |
Oceania | 125 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 2,879 | 27.3% |
Northern America | 601 | 5.7% |