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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Springfield is $29,621, which is about the same as the state average of $30,019 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Springfield median household income is $48,848, which has grown by 24.02% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Springfield residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #283

Springfield, IL	29,621 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Springfield, IL	30,407 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Springfield, IL	34,824 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Springfield, IL	26,261 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #649

Springfield, IL	48,848 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Springfield, IL	66,995 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #639

Springfield, IL	24.02%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Springfield, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.26%	$12,032, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.30%	$16,649, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.27%	$2,874, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.94%	$29,888, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Springfield, IL	67,193 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Springfield, IL	84,830 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Springfield, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$55,078, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$26,361, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,941, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$69,375, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,857, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,981, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,648, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Springfield, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$18,503, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,514, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,157, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$41,825, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Springfield, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	93,455, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	43,848, 46.92%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	30,282, 69.06%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	181, 0.41%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	30,101, 68.65%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	27,242, 90.50%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,859, 9.50%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,566, 30.94%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	49,607, 53.08%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	30,847, 62.18%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	66, 0.13%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	30,781, 62.05%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,110, 91.32%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,671, 8.68%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	18,760, 37.82%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Springfield, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	54,831, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	44,027, 80.30%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,971, 9.07%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,362, 2.48%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	1,759, 3.21%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	740, 1.35%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,972, 3.60%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Springfield, IL	16.8 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Springfield, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	55,352	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	27,242, 49.22%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,973, 40.28%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,699, 17.25%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,114, 18.77%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	63, 0.23%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,599, 5.87%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,753, 13.78%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	28,110, 50.78%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,713, 41.67%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,893, 20.96%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,443, 33.59%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.06%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 0.08%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	964, 3.43%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Springfield, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	55,352, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	291, 0.53%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,886, 3.41%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,403, 4.34%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,230, 2.22%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,672, 10.25%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,206, 3.99%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	996, 1.80%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,042, 7.30%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,050, 9.12%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	15,839, 28.62%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,667, 8.43%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,464, 15.29%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,606, 4.71%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Springfield, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	21,128	18.60%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,868	13.74%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.