Springfield, Massachusetts Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Springfield	Massachusetts	National
Population	153,991	6,949,503	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	4,832	894	91
Median age	32.6	39.4	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	38%	53%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	49%	43%	43%
Speak English	61%	77%	79%
Speak Spanish	33%	9%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Springfield is 441% higher than Massachusetts
The median age in Springfield is 17% lower than Massachusetts
In Springfield 58.02% of the population is White
In Springfield 20.97% of the population is Black
In Springfield 2.06% of the population is Asian

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Springfield population breakdown by race

Race	Springfield	Massachusetts	National
White	58.02%	79.26%	73.35%
Black	20.97%	7.26%	12.63%
Asian	2.06%	6.11%	5.22%
American Indian	0.56%	0.21%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.03%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	4.15%	3.01%	3.06%
Other race	14.22%	4.13%	4.75%

In Springfield, 43.2% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Springfield age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Springfield, MA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).