Springfield, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	152,082	100.0

Male	71,802	47.2
Female	80,280	52.8

Under 5 years	11,606	7.6
5 to 9 years	12,945	8.5
10 to 14 years	12,504	8.2
15 to 19 years	12,343	8.1
20 to 24 years	12,023	7.9
25 to 34 years	21,246	14.0
35 to 44 years	21,861	14.4
45 to 54 years	17,670	11.6
55 to 59 years	6,237	4.1
60 to 64 years	4,741	3.1
65 to 74 years	9,245	6.1
75 to 84 years	7,315	4.8
85 years and over	2,346	1.5

Median age (years)	31.9	(X)

18 years and over	108,055	71.1
Male	49,367	32.5
Female	58,688	38.6
21 years and over	99,852	65.7
62 years and over	21,730	14.3
65 years and over	18,906	12.4
Male	7,307	4.8
Female	11,599	7.6

RACE
One race	145,933	96.0
White	85,329	56.1
Black or African American	31,960	21.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	569	0.4
Asian	2,916	1.9
Asian Indian	205	0.1
Chinese	404	0.3
Filipino	115	0.1
Japanese	73	0.0
Korean	104	0.1
Vietnamese	1,501	1.0
Other Asian ¹	514	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	143	0.1
Native Hawaiian	17	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	19	0.0
Samoan	41	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	66	0.0
Some other race	25,016	16.4
Two or more races	6,149	4.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	89,328	58.7
Black or African American	34,863	22.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,473	1.0
Asian	3,468	2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	765	0.5
Some other race	28,743	18.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	152,082	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	41,343	27.2
Mexican	630	0.4
Puerto Rican	35,251	23.2
Cuban	232	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,230	3.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	110,739	72.8
White alone	74,291	48.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	152,082	100.0
In households	146,549	96.4
Householder	57,130	37.6
Spouse	19,837	13.0
Child	49,904	32.8
Own child under 18 years	38,066	25.0
Other relatives	10,072	6.6
Under 18 years	4,454	2.9
Nonrelatives	9,606	6.3
Unmarried partner	4,374	2.9
In group quarters	5,533	3.6
Institutionalized population	1,648	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	3,885	2.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	57,130	100.0
Family households (families)	36,394	63.7
With own children under 18 years	19,274	33.7
Married-couple family	19,837	34.7
With own children under 18 years	8,675	15.2
Female householder, no husband present	13,616	23.8
With own children under 18 years	9,207	16.1
Nonfamily households	20,736	36.3
Householder living alone	17,236	30.2
Householder 65 years and over	6,532	11.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	21,643	37.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	13,973	24.5

Average household size	2.57	(X)
Average family size	3.19	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	61,172	100.0
Occupied housing units	57,130	93.4
Vacant housing units	4,042	6.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	171	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	57,130	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	28,499	49.9
Renter-occupied housing units	28,631	50.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.61	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.52	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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