Language Spoken At Home in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 29,076 | 100% |
English only | 13,168 | 45.3% |
Language other than English | 15,908 | 54.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,710 | 30.0% |
Spanish | 6,881 | 23.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,304 | 14.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,577 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,034 | 3.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,235 | 18.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,979 | 10.2% |
Other languages | 1,215 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 393 | 1.4% |
Ancestry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,321 | 100% |
American | 1,446 | 4.6% |
Arab | 752 | 2.4% |
Czech | 6 | 0.0% |
Danish | 148 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 161 | 0.5% |
English | 1,818 | 5.8% |
French (except Basque) | 460 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 113 | 0.4% |
German | 2,579 | 8.2% |
Greek | 120 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 164 | 0.5% |
Irish | 1,718 | 5.5% |
Italian | 598 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 49 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 377 | 1.2% |
Polish | 548 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 52 | 0.2% |
Russian | 72 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 264 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 421 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 116 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 800 | 2.6% |
Swedish | 282 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 101 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 20 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 245 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 42 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,118 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,930 | 68.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,297 | 32.6% |
Married-couple family | 5,427 | 53.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,570 | 25.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 589 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 270 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 914 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 457 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 3,188 | 31.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,727 | 27.0% |
65 years and over | 1,635 | 16.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,727 | 36.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,476 | 34.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,176 | 100% |
Householder | 10,118 | 32.5% |
Spouse | 5,458 | 17.5% |
Child | 8,916 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 4,266 | 13.7% |
Nonrelatives | 2,418 | 7.8% |
Unmarried partner | 363 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,872 | 100% |
Never married | 4,469 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 6,927 | 53.8% |
Separated | 352 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 539 | 4.2% |
Divorced | 585 | 4.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,621 | 100% |
Never married | 3,170 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 6,696 | 53.1% |
Separated | 396 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 1,481 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 878 | 7.0% |
Fertility in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 659 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 209 | 31.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 122 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Grandparents in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,187 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 217 | 18.3% |
Less than 1 year | 20 | 1.7% |
1 or 2 years | 87 | 7.3% |
3 or 4 years | 38 | 3.2% |
5 or more years | 72 | 6.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 217 | 100% |
Who are female | 172 | 79.3% |
Who are married | 155 | 71.4% |
School Enrollment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,060 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 410 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 408 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,980 | 37.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,744 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 2,518 | 31.2% |
Educational Attainment in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 21,670 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,063 | 9.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,572 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,870 | 22.5% |
Some college, no degree | 3,531 | 16.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,428 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,169 | 23.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,037 | 14.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 37.9% |
Veteran Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 23,894 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,416 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 30,860 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,935 | 9.5% |
Under 18 years | 7,098 | 100% |
With a disability | 229 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 19,410 | 100% |
With a disability | 979 | 5.0% |
65 years and over | 4,352 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,727 | 39.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 30,807 | 100% |
Same house | 27,575 | 89.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,948 | 9.6% |
Same county | 1,546 | 5.0% |
Different county | 1,402 | 4.6% |
Same state | 631 | 2.0% |
Different state | 771 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 284 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,321 | 100% |
Native | 17,998 | 57.5% |
Born in United States | 17,298 | 55.2% |
State of residence | 7,947 | 25.4% |
Different state | 9,351 | 29.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 700 | 2.2% |
Foreign born | 13,323 | 42.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 13,323 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,503 | 48.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,820 | 51.2% |
Year of Entry in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 14,023 | 100% |
Native | 700 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 4.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 669 | 95.6% |
Foreign born | 13,323 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 164 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,159 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Springfield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 13,323 | 100% |
Europe | 317 | 2.4% |
Asia | 6,582 | 49.4% |
Africa | 844 | 6.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5,536 | 41.6% |
Northern America | 44 | 0.3% |