Springfield, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Springfield, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	152,082	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	springfield

Springfield, Massachusetts Population

	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
Male	71,802	47.21%	49.06%
Female	80,280	52.79%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.9		35.3

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	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	108,055	71.05%	74.31%
21 years and over	99,852	65.66%	69.97%
62 years and over	21,730	14.29%	14.66%
65 years and over	18,906	12.43%	12.43%

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	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
White	85,329	56.11%	75.14%
Black or African American	31,960	21.01%	12.32%
Asian	2,916	1.92%	3.64%
Some other race	25,728	16.92%	5.46%
Two or more races	6,149	4.04%	2.43%

Springfield, Massachusetts Housing

	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	57,130		105,480,101
Family households (families)	36,394	63.7%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	20,736	36.3%	31.94%

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	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	61,172		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,042	6.61%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	57,130	93.39%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	28,499	46.59%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	28,631	46.8%	30.77%

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	Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	709	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	15,814	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,314	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	839	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	233	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	44	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	13	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.57%
Median (dollars)	87,300	119,600

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	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,978	20.97%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	16,343	28.61%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	7,433	13.01%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	7,865	13.77%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	5,344	9.35%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	8,167	14.3%	9.65%

Springfield, Massachusetts Education

	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	46,621		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,218	6.9%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,928	6.28%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	20,372	43.7%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	9,206	19.75%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,897	23.37%	22.81%

Springfield, Massachusetts Economy

	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	112,767		217,168,077
In labor force	66,300	58.79%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	66,262	58.76%	63.39%
- - Employed	60,651	53.78%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,611	4.98%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	38	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	46,467	41.21%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	61,140	54.22%	51.66%
In labor force	33,145	29.39%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	33,145	29.39%	29.65%
- - Employed	30,551	27.09%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	13,257	11.76%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,895		12,787,501

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	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	57,178		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	9,677	16.92%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,359	9.37%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,224	16.13%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,594	13.28%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,652	15.13%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,727	17.01%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,105	7.18%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,130	3.73%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	326	0.57%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	384	0.67%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,417		41,994

	Springfield, Massachusetts	%, Springfield, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	41,495	36.8%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,738		56,604
With Social Security income	16,161	14.33%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,928		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	6,277	5.57%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,554		6,320
With public assistance income	4,910	4.35%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,208		3,032
With retirement income	8,901	7.89%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,688		17,376

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