Springfield

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  1. Springfield Legal Resources
  2. Springfield Statistics
  3. Springfield Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Springfield Employment Information
  5. Springfield Family Information
  6. Springfield Education Information
  7. Springfield Public Benefits Information
  8. Springfield Criminal Information
  9. Springfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Springfield Legal Resources Back to top

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Springfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,797
  • Land Area (2000): 193.042 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.824 square kilometers
Springfield Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 5,216 2003 5,245 2005 5,241
2002 5,247 2004 Not Available 2006 5,190

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Houses (2000): 7,865
Springfield Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,357 67.84%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 217 1.10%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 6,114 31.05%

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Springfield Employment Information Back to top
Springfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,397 24.73%
2. Construction 730 12.92%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 322 5.70%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 239 4.23%
5. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 226 4.00%
6. Metal Manufactuing 223 3.95%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 215 3.81%
8. Public Administration 203 3.59%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 148 2.62%
10. Health Care 139 2.46%
11. Educational Services 133 2.35%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 123 2.18%
13. Repair and Maintenance 115 2.04%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 104 1.84%
15. Other Transportation 94 1.66%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 81 1.43%
17. Finance and Insurance 80 1.42%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 74 1.31%
19. Department and Other General Stores 57 1.01%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 51 0.90%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 548 12.55%
2. Health Care 515 11.79%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 401 9.18%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 340 7.79%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 235 5.38%
6. Department and Other General Stores 203 4.65%
7. Finance and Insurance 191 4.37%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 172 3.94%
9. Public Administration 162 3.71%
10. Social Assistance 136 3.11%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 108 2.47%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 106 2.43%
13. Metal Manufactuing 81 1.85%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 64 1.47%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 64 1.47%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 61 1.40%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 54 1.24%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 52 1.19%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 51 1.17%
20. Other Transportation 49 1.12%

Springfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 429 7.60%
2. Engineers 401 7.10%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 336 5.95%
4. Other Management Occupations 308 5.45%
5. Other Production Occupations 240 4.25%
6. Assemblers and Fabricators 226 4.00%
7. Top Executives 190 3.36%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 171 3.03%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 169 2.99%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 163 2.89%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 159 2.82%
12. Carpenters 151 2.67%
13. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 150 2.66%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 147 2.60%
15. Computer Specialists 145 2.57%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 145 2.57%
17. Other Construction Trades 142 2.51%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 139 2.46%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 116 2.05%
20. Business Operations Specialists 111 1.97%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 295 6.76%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 241 5.52%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 216 4.95%
4. Other Management Occupations 190 4.35%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 187 4.28%
6. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 166 3.80%
7. Assemblers and Fabricators 146 3.34%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 140 3.21%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 139 3.18%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 138 3.16%
11. Other Production Occupations 135 3.09%
12. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 133 3.05%
13. Business Operations Specialists 132 3.02%
14. Cashiers 130 2.98%
15. Registered Nurses 126 2.89%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 122 2.79%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 104 2.38%
18. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 94 2.15%
19. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 92 2.11%
20. Other Healthcare Support 90 2.06%

Springfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,650 57.83%
15-35 hours 2,174 14.54%
1-14 hours 361 2.41%
No regular hours 3,772 25.22%

Springfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 357 3.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM 397 4.15%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 640 6.70%
6 AM-6:29 AM 988 10.34%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,076 11.26%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,327 13.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,345 14.07%
8 AM-8:29 AM 852 8.91%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 391 4.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 447 4.68%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 214 2.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 161 1.68%
Noon-3:59 PM 716 7.49%
4 PM-11:59 PM 647 6.77%

Springfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 321 3.36%
5-9 758 7.93%
10-14 1,215 12.71%
15-19 1,013 10.60%
20-24 1,346 14.08%
25-29 633 6.62%
30-34 1,584 16.57%
35-39 409 4.28%
40-44 515 5.39%
45-59 968 10.13%
60-89 506 5.29%
At least 90 290 3.03%

Springfield Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 21 0.22% 5,265 55.08%
30-44 0 0.00% 2,508 26.24%
45-59 6 0.06% 962 10.06%
At least 60 0 0.00% 796 8.33%

Springfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 908 9.27%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,510 86.91%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 6 0.06%
Color 4 Box Other 19 0.19%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 27 0.28%
Color 6 Box Walked 88 0.90%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 234 2.39%

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Springfield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,193 (19,183 people)
Families (2000): 5,202 (16,103 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,194
People at same address in 1995: 9,537
Springfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 349 4.85%
$10,000-$14,999 281 3.91%
$15,000-$19,999 283 3.93%
$20,000-$24,999 464 6.45%
$25,000-$29,999 537 7.47%
$30,000-$34,999 446 6.20%
$35,000-$39,999 345 4.80%
$40,000-$44,999 399 5.55%
$45,000-$49,999 328 4.56%
$50,000-$59,999 636 8.84%
$60,000-$74,999 787 10.94%
$75,000-$99,999 963 13.39%
$100,000-$124,999 589 8.19%
$125,000-$149,999 316 4.39%
$150,000-$199,999 268 3.73%
$200,000 or more 202 2.81%

Springfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,599 22.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,022 27.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 362 5.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,228 16.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 46 0.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,189 16.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 19 0.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 510 7.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 164 2.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 5 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 90 1.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Springfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,400 31.81%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,923 14.53%
Public Assistance 137 0.68%
Retirement 1,153 5.73%
Self Employment 785 3.90%
Social Security 1,135 5.64%
Supplemental Security 253 1.26%
Wage / Salary 6,248 31.06%
Other 1,084 5.39%

Springfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,269 52.43%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,059 47.57%

Springfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 883 11.53%
Color 1 Box Married 4,613 60.25%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,077 27.13%
Color 3 Box Widowed 83 1.08%

Springfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 880 11.62%
Color 1 Box Married 4,713 62.23%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,438 18.99%
Color 3 Box Widowed 543 7.17%

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Springfield Education Information Back to top
Springfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 422 2.92%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,658 11.49%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,817 33.38%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,658 25.35%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,020 7.07%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,798 12.46%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,057 7.33%

Springfield Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 132 0.67% 170 0.86% 302 1.53%
Kindergarten 229 1.16% 41 0.21% 270 1.36%
Grades 1-4 1,049 5.30% 171 0.86% 1,220 6.16%
Grades 5-8 1,185 5.99% 159 0.80% 1,344 6.79%
Grades 9-12 984 4.97% 134 0.68% 1,118 5.65%
Undergrad college 673 3.40% 123 0.62% 796 4.02%
Graduate or professional school 83 0.42% 39 0.20% 122 0.62%
Total 4,335 21.90% 837 4.23% 5,172 26.13%

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Springfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Springfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 17,880 92.01%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,553 7.99%

Springfield Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Springfield Criminal Information Back to top
Springfield Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 2.684 1.534 0.000 0.575 4.793 0.192 9.394 33.934 3.834 47.354
2002 6.861 1.525 0.000 0.953 9.339 0.191 11.245 28.969 3.431 43.835
2003 2.479 1.716 0.000 0.572 4.766 1.144 11.821 32.412 5.148 49.380
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 3.244 1.336 0.000 0.763 5.342 0.191 7.441 31.673 3.244 42.358
2006 5.588 1.541 0.000 0.578 7.707 0.193 11.175 34.297 2.505 47.977
2007 5.840 1.557 0.000 0.195 7.592 0.389 10.123 28.421 1.557 40.101

Springfield Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 17
2005 1 15
2006 1 15
2007 1 16

Springfield Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 272
2002 279

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Springfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Springfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,982 15.06%
10-19 Years 2,867 14.48%
20-29 Years 2,267 11.45%
30-39 Years 3,311 16.72%
40-49 Years 3,529 17.83%
50-59 Years 2,493 12.59%
60-69 Years 1,223 6.18%
70-79 Years 706 3.57%
80-89 Years 351 1.77%
90+ Years 68 0.34%

Springfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,004 50.53%
Color 1 Box Female 9,793 49.47%

Springfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 18,363 92.76%
Color 1 Box African-American 533 2.69%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 399 2.02%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 232 1.17%
Color 2 Box Asian 142 0.72%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 109 0.55%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Springfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,064 20.91%
2. English 2,962 15.24%
3. Irish 2,392 12.31%
4. Polish 1,600 8.23%
5. United States Or American 1,335 6.87%
6. French Non-Basque 1,180 6.07%
7. Italian 1,138 5.86%
8. Dutch 764 3.93%
9. French Canadian 610 3.14%
10. Scottish 566 2.91%

Springfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 17,559 96.16%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 311 1.70%
3. German 122 0.67%
4. French 54 0.30%
5. Tagalog 31 0.17%
6. Other Slavic 24 0.13%
7. Korean 20 0.11%
8. Greek 18 0.10%
9. Chinese 17 0.09%
10. Miao / Hmong 16 0.09%

Springfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 19,286 97.96%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 166 0.84%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 236 1.20%

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Springfield Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.