Springfield is a relatively large city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 154,064 people and 37 associated neighborhoods, Springfield is the third largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Springfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Springfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Springfield is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Springfield who work in office and administrative support (12.22%), healthcare suport services (11.22%), and management occupations (7.17%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. A lot of people in Springfield take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Springfield, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.The percentage of adults in Springfield who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.99% of the adults in Springfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Springfield in 2022 was $25,669, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,676 for a family of four. However, Springfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Springfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Springfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Springfield, accounting for 48.30% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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, Italian, French, Jamaican, and English. The most common language spoken in Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
