Springfield is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 61,400 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Springfield is the ninth largest community in Oregon.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, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Springfield who work in office and administrative support (12.94%), sales jobs (8.99%), and management occupations (7.90%). A relatively large number of people in Springfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The education level of Springfield citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.68% of adults 25 and older in Springfield have a college degree. The per capita income in Springfield in 2022 was $29,284, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,136 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 Asian. Springfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Springfield include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
