What is the population of Springfield city?

Springfield city has 2,209 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #249 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Springfield city?

Median household income in Springfield city is $59,412 a year, 24.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Springfield city?

Median gross rent is $781 a month and the median home value is $117,600, so rent absorbs about 15.8% of median household income.

Is Springfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Springfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

Aerial view of a dense city center, illustrating the US cities ZIP code directory

Minnesota · Census place 61816

Springfield, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Springfield, Minnesota (Springfield, MN — Census place “Springfield city”) is 2,209 residents, ranking #249 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $59,412, the median home is worth $117,600 and median gross rent runs $781 a month. Looking for the Springfield Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Springfield, MN: 56087.

Population: 2,209Springfield city residents
Median household income: $59,412Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $117,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $781Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.8%Owner-occupied households

Springfield ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Springfield.

The Springfield MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

56087

What the numbers mean in Springfield city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Springfield city median would spend about 15.8% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 74.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Springfield city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Springfield city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,209 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #249 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 44.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Springfield city earn a median of $59,412 a year, 24.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Springfield city is valued at $117,600, 61.2% below the national figure and 51% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $781 a month, 44.5% below the national figure, or roughly $9,372 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 74.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in Minnesota.

More Minnesota coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Springfield city?: Springfield city has 2,209 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #249 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Springfield city?: Median household income in Springfield city is $59,412 a year, 24.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Springfield city?: Median gross rent is $781 a month and the median home value is $117,600, so rent absorbs about 15.8% of median household income.
Is Springfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Springfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Springfield city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.