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Springfield IL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	111,454	207 (of 25,150) (99%)	6 (of 1313) (100%)
Average Income	$39,388	8,827 (65%)	634 (52%)
Median House Value	$88,600	9,473 (62%)	414 (68%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	81.0%	18,835 (of 25,150) (25%)	1,181 (of 1313) (10%)
% Black Population	15.3%	3,307 (87%)	91 (93%)
% Hispanic Population	1.2%	14,566 (42%)	677 (48%)
% Asian Population	1.5%	4,046 (84%)	200 (85%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,055 (44%)	614 (53%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	87.4%	6,113 (of 25,150) (76%)	342 (of 1313) (74%)
% College Graduates	30.6%	3,476 (86%)	154 (88%)
% Never Married	29.1%	4,046 (84%)	117 (91%)
% Married	48.1%	20,878 (17%)	1,196 (9%)
% Seperated	1.7%	10,937 (57%)	309 (76%)
% Divorced	13.1%	5,034 (80%)	215 (84%)
% Foreign Born	2.3%	10,357 (59%)	377 (71%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	53,887	156 (of 25,150) (99%)	3 (of 1313) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	19.7%	12,091 (52%)	926 (29%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.3%	11,142 (56%)	585 (55%)
Average Rooms in House	5.2	15,681 (38%)	1,021 (22%)
% Households with No Car	11.0%	5,740 (77%)	157 (88%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.6%	19,555 (22%)	1,132 (14%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,363 (87%)	156 (88%)
Median House Value	$88,600	9,473 (62%)	414 (68%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.9%	10,671 (58%)	488 (63%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.1%	3,950 (84%)	202 (85%)
Average Monthly Rent	$499	9,771 (61%)	487 (63%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	67.7%	6,692 (of 25,150) (73%)	470 (of 1313) (64%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.6%	9,940 (60%)	728 (45%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.5%	3,286 (87%)	261 (80%)
% Walk to Work	2.6%	11,516 (54%)	505 (62%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.2	21,688 (14%)	1,239 (6%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.8%	13,838 (45%)	498 (62%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.0%	4,433 (82%)	233 (82%)
Median Household Income	$39,388	8,827 (65%)	634 (52%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.4%	9,722 (61%)	315 (76%)
Per Capita Income	$23,324	4,271 (83%)	214 (84%)
Male Worker Income	$36,864	6,912 (73%)	497 (62%)
Female Worker Income	$28,867	4,774 (81%)	258 (80%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	8.4%	11,655 (54%)	402 (69%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	11.7%	11,503 (54%)	377 (71%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	St. Louis, Missouri	85 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.90

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Peoria, Illinois	0.91
Clearwater, Florida	0.91
Lafayette, Louisiana	0.90
Independence, Missouri	0.89
Cedar Rapids, Iowa	0.89
Davenport, Iowa	0.89
Waterbury, Connecticut	0.88
Green Bay, Wisconsin	0.88
Clarksville, Tennessee	0.88
Topeka, Kansas	0.87

Springfield IL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Lithuanian People	1,091	28
People Working in Public Administration	11,842	32
Government Workers	17,813	72
Houses with No Telephone Service	2,029	93
German People	27,385	98

Springfield IL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
Mobile Homes	2,524	1
Vacant Housing Units	5,112	2
English People	13,288	2
Portuguese People	455	2
Scotch-Irish People	1,951	2

Springfield IL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	57.5%	22,947
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	3.7%	22,449
Percent Married Couple Family Households	41.1%	22,309
Percent Private Wage and Salary Workers	64.0%	22,235
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	7.7%	21,824

Springfield IL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	3.7%	1,284
Percent Family Households	57.5%	1,273
Percent Private Wage and Salary Workers	64.0%	1,270
Percent Married Couple Family Households	41.1%	1,256
Average Commute Time	17	1,239

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Springfield IL	Peoria, Illinois
Total Population	112,936	111,454
Average Age	33.8	36.9
Average Income	$36,397	$39,388
Median House Value	$85,400	$88,600
% White Population	69.3%	81.0%
% Black Population	24.8%	15.3%
% Asian Population	2.3%	1.5%
% Hispanic Population	2.5%	1.2%

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