Illinois · Census place 72000
Springfield city, IL
Quick answer
Springfield city has 113,714 residents, ranking #7 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $65,537, the median home is worth $155,200 and median gross rent runs $945 a month.
- Population
- 113,714Springfield city residents
- Median household income
- $65,537Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $945Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Springfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Springfield city median would spend about 17.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 63.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Naperville city 149,424
- Rockford city 147,649
- Elgin city 114,106
- Peoria city 112,126
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- Champaign city 88,822
- Cicero town 83,223
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