Springfield, Massachusetts Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Springfield is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Springfield is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Households

Springfield is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Housing units

Springfield is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 42 other cities in Retail sales

Springfield is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 53 other cities in Current population (2012)

Springfield is 4th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Springfield is 4th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Springfield is 5th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Income below poverty line

Springfield is 5th in Massachusetts out of 38 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Springfield is 5th in Massachusetts out of 42 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Size Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	153,552	3rd	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	31.9	10th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4,803.4	22nd	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	7.3%	10th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.0%	10th	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.9%	105th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.9%	110th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.2%	105th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	51.8%	112th	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	22.3%	4th	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	8th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.4%	66th	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	2nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.7%	6th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	38.8%	4th	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	36.7%	114th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	52.6%	33rd	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.3%	60th	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	61,706	3rd	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	50.8%	35th	41.8%	25.9%
Households	56,211	3rd	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	50.7%	91st	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$156,200	114th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.6	33rd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$18,483	113th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$35,603	112th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	27.0%	5th	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Springfield	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,362	5th	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,521,302	3rd	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,052	33rd	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$222,461	5th	$14,917,210	$613,795,732