Springfield is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 112,201 people and 33 constituent neighborhoods, Springfield is the sixth largest community in Illinois.

Springfield is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Springfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Springfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.11%), sales jobs (9.84%), and management occupations (9.60%).

Also of interest is that Springfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Springfield spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.20 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Springfield Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Springfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.60% of adults in Springfield have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Springfield in 2000 was $23,324, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,296 for a family of four.

Springfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Springfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Springfield is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Springfield include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Springfield is English.