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Springfield, Illinois QuickFacts

	Springfield, Illinois	United States
Total population	111,454	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	springfield

Springfield, Illinois Population

	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
Male	52,370	46.99%	49.06%
Female	59,084	53.01%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.9		35.3

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	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	84,744	76.03%	74.31%
21 years and over	80,859	72.55%	69.97%
62 years and over	18,552	16.65%	14.66%
65 years and over	16,096	14.44%	12.43%

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	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
White	90,287	81.01%	75.14%
Black or African American	17,096	15.34%	12.32%
Asian	1,620	1.45%	3.64%
Some other race	790	0.71%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,661	1.49%	2.43%

Springfield, Illinois Housing

	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
Total households	48,621		105,480,101
Family households (families)	27,973	57.53%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	20,648	42.47%	31.94%

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	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	53,887		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	5,112	9.49%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	48,621	90.23%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	30,524	56.64%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	18,097	33.58%	30.77%

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	Springfield, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,609	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	12,353	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,797	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,656	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,578	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	546	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	152	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	19	0.57%
Median (dollars)	88,600	119,600

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	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,973	22.57%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	14,952	30.75%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	8,442	17.36%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,496	13.36%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,746	7.7%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,064	8.36%	9.65%

Springfield, Illinois Education

	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	27,892		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,196	7.87%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,613	5.78%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,391	44.42%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,707	20.46%	21.38%
College or graduate school	5,985	21.46%	22.81%

Springfield, Illinois Economy

	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	88,375		217,168,077
In labor force	59,815	67.68%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	59,619	67.46%	63.39%
- - Employed	56,704	64.16%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,915	3.3%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	196	0.22%	0.53%
Not in labor force	28,560	32.32%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	47,979	54.29%	51.66%
In labor force	29,810	33.73%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	29,782	33.7%	29.65%
- - Employed	28,500	32.25%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	8,218	9.3%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,740		12,787,501

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	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	48,753		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,304	8.83%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,399	6.97%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,982	14.32%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,938	14.23%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,467	17.37%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,091	18.65%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,696	9.63%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,179	6.52%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	704	1.44%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	993	2.04%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	39,388		41,994

	Springfield, Illinois	%, Springfield, Illinois	United States
With earnings	38,991	44.12%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	51,907		56,604
With Social Security income	13,009	14.72%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,341		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,032	2.3%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,530		6,320
With public assistance income	1,671	1.89%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,891		3,032
With retirement income	9,280	10.5%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,042		17,376

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