By the Numbers
Springfield Demographics
A Portrait of Springfield
Springfield is one of the most diverse cities in New England, a majority-minority city where Hispanic and Latino residents are the largest group and where the schools, the nonprofits, and City Hall all reflect that mix. The median age is a young 33.7 years, and the poverty rate sits well above the state line, so the city carries real economic strain even as new investment arrives.
Key Figures
Sources: City of Springfield, certified results, November 4, 2025 · US Census Bureau, population estimates and American Community Survey · US Census Bureau, Gazetteer files.
Population & Households
- Language other than English at home: ~48.3%
- Population (ACS 2020-2024): 154,749
- Population (2020 Census): 155,929
- Population (2010 Census): 153,060
- Land area: 33.0 square miles
- Population density: ~4,724 per square mile
- Median age: 33.7 years
- Persons under 18: 24.2%
- Persons 65+: 13.2%
- Female: 51.8%
- Foreign-born: ~11.1%
Race & Ethnicity
- Hispanic or Latino: 48.6%
- White alone (any ethnicity): ~40.8%
- White alone, not Hispanic: ~27.8%
- Black or African American: ~17.5%
- Two or more races: ~3.7%
- Asian: ~1.7%
- American Indian: ~0.1%
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates
Economy & Education
- Median household income: $52,656
- Per capita income: ~$24,000
- Persons in poverty: ~25.8%
- Families in poverty: ~20.4%
- In civilian labor force: ~58%
- HS graduate or higher: ~78%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: ~16%
- Top employment sectors: Health Care, Manufacturing, Retail Trade
Registered Voters
Two offices count Springfield’s registered voters, and they count on different days, so every figure below carries the body that published it and the date it was taken. The City of Springfield certified 122,724 registered voters with the precinct results of the November 4, 2025 municipal election. Registration for that election closed ten days earlier, on October 25, 2025. The Secretary of the Commonwealth counted 126,791 Springfield voters as of August 22, 2026, the last day to register and change party enrollment before the September 1, 2026 state primary, and that count is the base for the party breakdown below. The two figures are about ten months apart, so they are two readings of a list that keeps moving rather than two answers to one question. Turnout in the November 4, 2025 municipal election ran to 10.67%.
- Registered voters, City of Springfield certification, November 4, 2025: 122,724
- Registered voters, state enrollment snapshot August 22, 2026: 126,791
- Party enrollment (Secretary of the Commonwealth, August 22, 2026): unenrolled 81,681 (64.42%), Democrats 37,044 (29.22%), Republicans 6,838 (5.39%), political designations 1,228 (0.97%)
- Voter registration: Online at sec.state.ma.us or in person at City Hall Room 8
- Elections office: (413) 787-6190
- Ballots cast (Nov. 4, 2025 municipal): 13,100
Students
Springfield Public Schools serves 23,574 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 across 64 schools (2025-26). The district is one of the largest in Massachusetts and the largest in western New England.
- Total enrollment: 23,574 (2025-26)
- Schools: 64
- DESE code: 02810000
- % Hispanic: 68.1%
- % Black: 18.4%
- % White: 7.8%
- High needs: 88.2%
- DESE profile: profiles.doe.mass.edu
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Springfield city, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Election Data and Statistics Hub
- City of Springfield Election Commission, Precinct Level Results
- Massachusetts DESE School & District Profiles, Springfield
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