Demographics of Springfield city, Massachusetts

Springfield city, Massachusetts had 154,702 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −480 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Springfield city, in four figures

154,702
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 154,749 ±56.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −480 people.; 33.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,656 ±$2,452
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Springfield city, Massachusetts's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Springfield city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Springfield city, Massachusetts's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Springfield city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	155,182	100.0	100.0
2021	154,922	99.8	100.2
2022	154,307	99.4	100.7
2023	154,032	99.3	101.6
2024	154,390	99.5	102.5
2025	154,702	99.7	103.1

Population of Springfield city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	155,182	—
2021	154,922	−260
2022	154,307	−615
2023	154,032	−275
2024	154,390	+358
2025	154,702	+312

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.7 ±0.5: for men 31.0 ±1.0 and for women 35.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Springfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	10,041 ±609	6.5% ±0.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	27,436 ±1,233	17.7% ±0.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	19,049 ±1,124	12.3% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	42,912 ±1,505	27.7% ±1.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	34,847 ±1,344	22.5% ±0.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,464 ±1,014	13.2% ±0.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,656 ±$2,452, and income per person $27,337 ±$911, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Springfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	15,836 ±1,133	27.4% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	12,092 ±1,108	20.9% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,250 ±804	16.0% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,179 ±618	10.7% ±1.1	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,195 ±696	14.2% ±1.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,184 ±466	5.5% ±0.8	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,036 ±428	5.3% ±0.7	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Springfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	38,554 ±2,929	25.8% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	13,238 ±1,145	36.1% ±2.6	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	18,612 ±1,844	22.2% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,704 ±639	23.4% ±1.9	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Springfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Springfield city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	62,217 ±912	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±0.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±0.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.6% ±1.6	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.4% ±1.7	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,000 ±$4,471	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,144 ±$55	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±1	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Springfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	75,190 ±1,663	48.6% ±1.1	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	43,089 ±1,891	27.8% ±1.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	27,100 ±1,526	17.5% ±1.0	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,103 ±841	2.7% ±0.5	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	49 to 165	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	409 ±149	0.3% ±0.1	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,750 ±949	3.1% ±0.6	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Springfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	85,635 ±2,497	55.3% ±1.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,027 ±1,934	16.2% ±1.2	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	27,894 ±2,001	18.0% ±1.3	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16,193 ±1,875	10.5% ±1.2	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,789 ±1,048	5.7% ±0.7	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,404 ±1,278	4.8% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Springfield city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

3rd of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Springfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Boston city	666,442 ±55
Worcester city	207,055 ±50
Springfield city	154,749 ±56
Cambridge city	118,796 ±73
Lowell city	118,368 ±49
Brockton city	105,386 ±39
Quincy city	102,114 ±45
Lynn city	101,709 ±39

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Springfield city, Massachusetts

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026