Ohio · Place GEOID 3974118

Springfield city

ACS 5-year 2024 estimates · population 58,190 · 27,758 housing units

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Median household income
$47,143
State $72,438
Median home value
$116,800
State $219,987
Median gross rent
$851
State $1,046
Homeownership rate
52.4%
State 67.2%
Renter cost-burden rate
45.9%
≥30% of income
Owner cost-burden rate
19.2%
≥30% of income
Homeowner vacancy
0.5%
Of owner-occupied + for-sale units
Rental vacancy
2.4%
Of renter-occupied + for-rent units
Overall vacancy
11.2%
All housing units
Price-to-income ratio
2.48
Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

Springfield cityOhio
Population 58,190 11,810,293
Population density (per sq. mi.) 2,184.23
Median household income $47,143 $72,438
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)
Households 24,650
Average household size 2.27 people
Owner-occupied 52.4% 67.2%
Renter-occupied 47.6% 32.8%
Race 70.2% White · 17.3% Black 0.0% White · 0.0% Black
Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Springfield city compared with Ohio.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

16.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 31.5%).
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners Share Median income Attainable monthly housing cost Attainable home
0 earners 18.0% $29,716 $743 $79,594
1 earner 39.5% $43,022 $1,076 $129,123
2 earners 33.7% $80,527 $2,013 $268,729
3+ earners 8.9% $111,694 $2,792 $384,743
Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

24,650

Average size: 2.27 people

Households with children

6,286

25.5% of households

Per-capita income

$27,034

Poverty rate: 21.2%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

52.4% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.2%.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 73.8% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 18.4%.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

83.1% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,953.00 yrs.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $116,800.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $851.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 3,108 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 1.9% · For rent 9.4% · Seasonal 2.2% · Other 77.8%.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

20.0% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 80.0% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.2%

68 units of 27,758 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

8.7%

2,418 units of 27,758 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$37,714
100% MHI$47,143
120% MHI$56,572

Place-level median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Springfield city should be able to afford a home up to roughly (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

HUD AMI data not available for this place's parent county.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

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Renter cost burden

45.9% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (23.2% spend ≥50%).
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

19.2% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.
Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates pulled directly from the Census Data API at the place geography level. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

HUD Area Median Income figures are inherited from the parent county (HUD publishes Income Limits at county/MSA level). BLS industry (QCEW) and occupation wage (OEWS) sections from the county profiles are not shown on place pages because those datasets are not published at sub-county geography — see the parent county profile for that context.

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Place GEOID: 3974118 · Parent county FIPS: —.