2024 population: 700,421 ( 1,248 from 2020)
Land area: 1843.4 square miles
Population density: 380.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	468,904	66.95%	3.1%
Black:	44,623	6.37%	5.9%
Indian:	1,216	0.17%	0.9%
Asian:	24,768	3.54%	9.8%
2+ races:	14,127	2.02%	8.8%
Hispanic:	146,783	20.96%	7.6%

Total non-White:	231,517	33.05%	7.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	26,323	9.4
Deaths:	31,570	11.3
Net Migration:	-1,442	-0.5
Net Immigration:	12,456	4.5

Change in White population:	-14,912	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,160	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
699,173
483,816	69.20%
42,119	6.02%
1,227	0.18%
22,551	3.23%
12,985	1.86%
136,475	19.52%
215,357	30.80%

2010
621,570
450,095	72.41%
39,239	6.31%
959	0.15%
16,215	2.61%
9,900	1.59%
104,231	16.77%
171,475	27.59%

2000
608,479
475,944	78.22%
36,774	6.04%
1,009	0.17%
11,203	1.84%
8,343	1.37%
74,409	12.23%
132,535	21.78%

1990
602,878
510,100	84.61%
35,117	5.82%
941	0.16%
8,735	1.45%
n/a
47,985	7.96%
92,778	15.39%

1980
581,831
523,335	89.95%
29,125	5.01%
719	0.12%
3,413	0.59%
n/a
24,745	4.25%
58,496	10.05%

1970
583,031
545,995	93.65%
24,002	4.12%
296	0.05%
1,188	0.20%
n/a
10,796	1.85%
37,036	6.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
63,385	10.2
58,937	9.5
-30,419	-4.9
30,334	4.9

33,721	5.4
43,882	7.1

Number	Rate
2000's
65,140	10.7
52,702	8.7
-14,442	-2.4
15,745	2.6

-25,849	-4.2
38,940	6.4

Number	Rate
1990's
76,639	12.7
57,332	9.5
-42,441	-7.0
9,732	1.6

-34,156	-5.7
39,757	6.6

Number	Rate
1980's
79,983	13.7
55,423	9.5
-799	-0.1
n/a

-13,235	-2.3
34,282	5.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-31,203	-5.4
n/a

-22,660	-3.9
21,460	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.3
133,762	19.1%
566,659	80.9%
126,636	18.1%

276,028
2.37

169,141	61.3%
115,923	68.5%
21,490	12.7%
106,887	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.1
136,651	22.0%
484,919	78.0%
85,767	13.8%

238,629
2.46

150,441	63.0%
101,624	67.6%
22,577	15.0%
88,188	37.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
148,065	24.3%
460,414	75.7%
84,306	13.9%

231,430
2.49

150,449	65.0%
108,849	72.3%
20,577	13.7%
80,981	35.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
142,092	23.6%
460,786	76.4%
84,465	14.0%

219,396
2.59

151,814	69.2%
115,092	75.8%
18,234	12.0%
67,582	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
149,894	25.8%
431,937	74.2%
71,536	12.3%

202,025
2.72

146,628	72.6%
118,064	80.5%
14,706	10.0%
55,397	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14,780	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,351	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,430	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,634	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,869	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	10,270	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,808	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,560	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,541	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	18,413	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	24,414	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,054	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	27,418	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	20,393	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	23,353	8.5%
$200,000 or more	25,740	9.3%

Median Household Income	70,917
Per Capita Income	38,107

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25,423	9.2%
Public Assistance	11,567	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	55,748	20.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	251,500	70.5%
Unemployed	13,563	3.8%
In Armed Forces	638	0.2%

Total Labor Force	265,701	74.5%
Not in Labor Force	90,840	25.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	107,337	89,921	54.4%
Non-Profit	13,571	28,249	32.5%
Self-Employed	17,942	11,192	61.6%

Local Government	11,146	17,197	39.3%
State Government	10,271	12,315	45.5%
Federal Government	4,138	3,008	57.9%

Total Private + Self	125,279	101,113	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	39,126	60,769	39.2%
Total	164,405	161,882	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	47,276	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	61,475	18.8%
Professional, Technical	88,881	27.2%
Service Occupations	62,216	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,369	0.4%
All others	67,061	20.5%

White Collar		60.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	59,070	18.1%
Educational services	49,288	15.1%
Retail trade	34,143	10.4%
Manufacturing	34,056	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	18,954	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	17,287	5.3%
Construction	16,625	5.1%
Public administration	15,079	4.6%
Other services	14,349	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	14,328	4.4%
Finance and insurance	14,217	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,979	3.1%
Wholesale trade	7,576	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,246	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,761	1.5%
Information	4,605	1.4%
Utilities	3,222	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,568	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	290	0.1%
Management	266	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,620	0.82%
Puerto Rican	106,986	15.52%
Cuban	1,295	0.19%
Dominican	8,041	1.17%

Total Central American	5,643	0.82%
Costa Rican	346	0.05%
Guatemalan	2,444	0.35%
Honduran	571	0.08%
Nicaraguan	477	0.07%
Panamanian	255	0.04%
Salvadoran	1,530	0.22%
Other Central American	20	0.00%

Total South American	5,541	0.80%
Argentinean	348	0.05%
Bolivian	73	0.01%
Chilean	102	0.01%
Colombian	1,937	0.28%
Ecuadorian	1,360	0.20%
Paraguayan	22	0.00%
Peruvian	876	0.13%
Uruguayan	328	0.05%
Venezuelan	440	0.06%
Other South American	55	0.01%

Other Hispanic	4,221	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	5,316	0.77%
Indian	3,813	0.55%
Vietnamese	2,249	0.33%
Cambodian	1,460	0.21%
Korean	1,106	0.16%
Filipino	1,005	0.15%
Japanese	443	0.06%
Laotian	304	0.04%
Thai	199	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	518,152	78.9%
Spanish	89,259	13.6%
Other Indo-European	14,658	2.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11,024	1.7%
Other Asian	4,445	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,369	0.7%
Chinese	4,173	0.6%
Other	3,572	0.5%
Vietnamese	2,180	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	102,409	14.9%
Polish	60,746	8.8%
Italian	60,548	8.8%
French	60,256	8.7%
English	59,659	8.7%
German	41,221	6.0%
American	39,132	5.7%
French Canadian	35,038	5.1%
Portuguese	11,813	1.7%
Scottish	11,788	1.7%
Russian	8,609	1.2%
Swedish	7,179	1.0%
European	6,759	1.0%
Jamaican	5,728	0.8%
Greek	5,348	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	665,069	96.5%
Not a citizen	24,417	3.5%

Native	629,279	91.3%
Foreign-born	60,207	8.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19,493	4.1%	31,152	6.6%	131,349	27.8%	127,254	26.9%	91,027	19.3%	71,997	15.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19,493	4.1%
9-12 Years	31,152	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	131,349	27.8%
Some College	127,254	26.9%
Bach. Degree	91,027	19.3%
Grad Degree	71,997	15.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	681,956	639,790	42,166	6.2%
1991	673,452	613,352	60,100	8.9%
1992	672,268	614,046	58,222	8.7%
1993	667,886	615,826	52,060	7.8%
1994	664,272	618,338	45,934	6.9%
1995	656,850	618,488	38,362	5.8%
1996	657,136	626,068	31,068	4.7%
1997	670,074	641,662	28,412	4.2%
1998	671,360	645,702	25,658	3.8%
1999	672,788	648,446	24,342	3.6%

2000	683,430	662,628	20,802	3.0%
2001	691,956	665,732	26,224	3.8%
2002	705,982	671,170	34,812	4.9%
2003	707,832	667,674	40,158	5.7%
2004	707,396	669,580	37,816	5.3%
2005	703,388	667,066	36,322	5.2%
2006	705,588	669,192	36,396	5.2%
2007	703,620	668,482	35,138	5.0%
2008	707,060	666,536	40,524	5.7%
2009	706,490	647,156	59,334	8.4%

2010	692,700	631,084	61,616	8.9%
2011	690,258	633,720	56,538	8.2%
2012	692,366	639,572	52,794	7.6%
2013	690,484	637,698	52,786	7.6%
2014	697,906	650,876	47,030	6.7%
2015	699,042	659,294	39,748	5.7%
2016	699,542	665,876	33,666	4.8%
2017	707,996	675,618	32,378	4.6%
2018	719,570	689,648	29,922	4.2%
2019	717,162	690,420	26,742	3.7%

2020	690,842	626,828	64,014	9.3%
2021	711,598	666,814	44,784	6.3%
2022	705,274	674,544	30,730	4.4%
2023	695,942	669,738	26,204	3.8%
2024	696,262	664,212	32,050	4.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	297,526
Median Value	$280,256

Occupied	276,028	92.8%
Vacant	21,498	7.2%

Owned	177,220	64.2%
Rented	98,808	35.8%
Median Rent	$1,105

Single-Family Units	186,598	62.7%
Detached	172,851	58.1%
Attached	13,747	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	49,717	16.7%
Mobile Homes	4,447	1.5%

Springfield, MA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Springfield, MA Metro Area