Springfield is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,876 people and two associated neighborhoods, Springfield is the 145th largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Springfield, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.57% of Springfield’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Springfield is a city of professionals, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Springfield who work in management occupations (15.00%), sales jobs (9.37%), and food service (5.57%). One of the benefits of Springfield is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Springfield is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Springfield citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.32% of adults in Springfield have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Springfield in 2022 was $29,140, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,560 for a family of four. However, Springfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Springfield is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Springfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Springfield include Irish, English, German, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
