Demographics of Springfield city, Tennessee

Springfield city, Tennessee had 20,090 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,276 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

20,090
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,255 ±25.; +6.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,276 people.; 34.5 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,465 ±$3,208
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, Tennessee's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Springfield city, Tennessee'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Springfield city, Tennessee's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Springfield city, Tennessee'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	18,814	100.0	100.0
2021	18,938	100.7	100.2
2022	19,188	102.0	100.7
2023	19,566	104.0	101.6
2024	19,943	106.0	102.5
2025	20,090	106.8	103.1

Population of Springfield city, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,814	—
2021	18,938	+124
2022	19,188	+250
2023	19,566	+378
2024	19,943	+377
2025	20,090	+147

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.5 ±1.4: for men 31.7 ±2.8 and for women 36.5 ±2.7. 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	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,700 ±246	8.8% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,524 ±470	18.3% ±2.4	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,638 ±337	8.5% ±1.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,132 ±594	31.8% ±3.1	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,010 ±478	20.8% ±2.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,251 ±305	11.7% ±1.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,465 ±$3,208, and income per person $27,306 ±$1,912, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee 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	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,048 ±256	15.2% ±3.7	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,674 ±329	24.3% ±4.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,629 ±311	23.6% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	856 ±232	12.4% ±3.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,139 ±240	16.5% ±3.4	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	370 ±150	5.4% ±2.2	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	177 ±86	2.6% ±1.2	9.0% ±0.1	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	Tennessee	United States
All ages	4,151 ±945	22.4% ±5.1	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,753 ±398	33.9% ±6.4	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,766 ±469	17.0% ±4.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	632 ±305	21.3% ±9.7	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Springfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Springfield city	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	7,416 ±304	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±5.1	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±2.9	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.7% ±5.0	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.3% ±5.0	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$253,600 ±$18,848	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,139 ±$114	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±4	1987 ±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	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,175 ±464	26.9% ±2.4	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,960 ±601	46.5% ±3.1	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,041 ±434	21.0% ±2.3	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23 to 289	0.1% to 1.5%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	26 to 350	0.1% to 1.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	712 ±348	3.7% ±1.8	3.7% ±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	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	12,050 ±609	62.6% ±3.2	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,195 ±559	21.8% ±2.9	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	44 to 248	0.2% to 1.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,864 ±514	14.9% ±2.7	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	708 ±329	3.7% ±1.7	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,156 ±353	11.2% ±1.8	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Springfield city among the places of Tennessee

33rd of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Springfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bristol city	27,636 ±40
Shelbyville city	24,661 ±39
Farragut town	24,634 ±25
East Ridge city	22,070 ±55
Tullahoma city	21,103 ±509
Springfield city	19,255 ±25
Sevierville city	18,397 ±41
Goodlettsville city	17,597 ±42
Dickson city	16,424 ±65
Seymour CDP	16,216 ±1,493
Dyersburg city	15,979 ±25

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026