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Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

City in Sangamon County, Illinois · ZIP 62629, 62701, 62702

  • Sangamon County
  • Within Capital Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 37 public schools
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  • 112,949 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 50,803Households
  • $65,537Median household income
  • $155,200Median home value
  • 37Public schools
  • 9ZIP codes

About Springfield

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Population, 2000 to 2020+2.6%
110k112k114k116k118k2000: 111,45420002010: 116,25020102020: 114,3942020111,454114,394
Population of Springfield at each census
CensusPopulation
2000111,454
2010116,250
2020114,394

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Springfield
Under $50k39.3%
$50k to $100k29.1%
$100k to $150k16.4%
$150k to $200k7.6%
$200k and over7.8%

Median household income $65,537 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Springfield
Owner occupied
32,232 units
Renter occupied
18,571 units
Vacancy rate
11.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Springfield compared with its county and state
Springfield compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureSpringfieldSangamon CountyIllinois
Population113,714195,21712,692,653
Median household income$65,537$74,114$81,702
Median age40.740.838.9
Median home value$155,200$170,300$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher35.1%35.1%37.2%
Foreign-born residents4.5%3.3%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes63.4%70.6%66.8%
Mean commute to work17.7 minutes19.5 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Springfield37
Public schools in Springfield, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Early Learning CenterPublicPre-KSpringfield SD 186
Black Hawk Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Butler Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Dubois Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Elizabeth Graham Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Enos Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Fairview Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Feitshans Elem SchPublicPre-K–5Springfield SD 186
Harvard Park Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Springfield SD 186
Iles Elem SchoolPublic1–8Springfield SD 186
Jane Addams Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Lindsay SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Matheny-Withrow Elem SchPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
McClernand Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Owen Marsh Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Ridgely Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Springfield SD 186
Sandburg Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Springfield Ball Charter SchoolCharterK–8Springfield SD 186
Wilcox Elem SchoolPublicK–5Springfield SD 186
Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolPublic6–8Springfield SD 186
Lincoln Magnet SchoolPublic6–8Springfield SD 186
PROJECT IMPACTAlternative4–8Menard/Sangamon ROE
U S Grant Middle SchoolPublic6–8Springfield SD 186
Washington Middle SchoolPublic6–8Springfield SD 186
Capital Area Career CenterCareer and technical11–12Menard/Sangamon ROE
Douglas SchoolAlternative6–12Springfield SD 186
Lanphier High SchoolPublic9–12Springfield SD 186
Lawrence Education CenterAlternative9–12Springfield SD 186
Sangamon Co Detention CenterAlternative6–12Springfield SD 186
Sangamon County Learning AcademyAlternative6–12Menard/Sangamon ROE
Sangamon Safe School ProgramAlternative7–12Menard/Sangamon ROE
Springfield High SchoolPublic9–12Springfield SD 186
Springfield Learning AcademyAlternative9–12Springfield SD 186
Springfield Southeast High SchPublic9–12Springfield SD 186
Edwin A Lee Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–12Springfield SD 186
Regional Office of Car/Tech EducCareer and technicalMMenard/Sangamon ROE
SASED Central-Proj Ican & PaceSpecial educationMSangamon Area Spec Ed Dist

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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