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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Springfield is $35,231, which is higher than the state average of $26,678 and is higher than the national average of $27,041. Springfield median household income is $86,202, which has grown by 31.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Springfield residents spend 29.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	35,231 USD
Pennsylvania	26,678 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	42,991 USD
Pennsylvania	29,100 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	55,463 USD
Pennsylvania	35,679 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	32,745 USD
Pennsylvania	23,098 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	86,202 USD
Pennsylvania	49,737 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	100,806 USD
Pennsylvania	66,294 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Springfield, PA	31.20%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Springfield, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	43.59%	$11,629, see rank	28.55%	$10,988	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	38.72%	$17,899, see rank	31.19%	$15,386	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	1.00%	$1,673, see rank	3.08%	$2,783	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	26.75%	$19,325, see rank	20.05%	$17,308	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	99,375 USD
Pennsylvania	62,520 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Springfield, PA	113,671 USD
Pennsylvania	79,401 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Springfield, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$85,168, see rank	$52,276	$54,535
Black	$40,938, see rank	$31,308	$34,445
Hispanic	$145,179, see rank	$32,554	$40,946
Asian	$99,528, see rank	$61,303	$68,458

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Springfield, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$85,278, see rank	$24,481	$26,365
25 to 44	$100,396, see rank	$57,138	$56,832
45 to 64	$112,639, see rank	$62,402	$63,121
65 or over	$39,293, see rank	$29,604	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Springfield, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,367, see rank	10,055,581	235,871,704
Male¹	8,582, 46.73%, see rank	48.00%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,027, 70.23%, see rank	69.00%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	6,027, 70.23%, see rank	68.81%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,818, 96.53%, see rank	92.88%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	209, 3.47%, see rank	7.12%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,555, 29.77%, see rank	31.00%	28.72%
Female¹	9,785, 53.27%, see rank	52.00%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,529, 56.50%, see rank	57.55%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	5,529, 56.50%, see rank	57.52%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,296, 95.79%, see rank	93.64%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	233, 4.21%, see rank	6.36%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,256, 43.50%, see rank	42.45%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Springfield, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,823, 100%	5,755,001	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,991, 83.07%, see rank	76.39%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	761, 7.03%, see rank	9.54%	10.52%
Public Transportation	575, 5.31%, see rank	5.36%	4.95%
Walked	110, 1.02%, see rank	4.05%	2.86%
Other Means	70, 0.65%, see rank	1.23%	1.72%
Worked at Home	316, 2.92%, see rank	3.43%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Springfield, PA	29.1 minutes
Pennsylvania	25.2 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Springfield, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,114	5,901,533	141,303,145
Male¹	5,818, 52.35%, see rank	52.28%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,657, 45.67%, see rank	32.10%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	396, 6.81%, see rank	12.86%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,340, 23.03%, see rank	17.34%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.63%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	811, 13.94%, see rank	16.13%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	614, 10.55%, see rank	20.94%	18.26%
Female¹	5,296, 47.65%, see rank	47.72%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,582, 48.75%, see rank	37.73%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	579, 10.93%, see rank	20.07%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,980, 37.39%, see rank	34.98%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 0.87%, see rank	0.58%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	109, 2.06%, see rank	6.43%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Springfield, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,114, 100%	5,901,533	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 0.22%, see rank	1.24%	1.82%
Construction	571, 5.14%, see rank	6.38%	7.45%
Manufacturing	823, 7.41%, see rank	13.24%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	322, 2.90%, see rank	3.24%	3.20%
Retail Trade	1,218, 10.96%, see rank	11.71%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	588, 5.29%, see rank	5.27%	5.08%
Information	476, 4.28%, see rank	2.10%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,213, 10.91%, see rank	6.65%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,479, 13.31%, see rank	9.40%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,261, 29.34%, see rank	24.33%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	410, 3.69%, see rank	7.62%	8.77%
Public Administration	308, 2.77%, see rank	4.10%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	421, 3.79%, see rank	4.70%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Springfield, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	770	3.36%, see rank	12.10%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	105	1.72%, see rank	8.31%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.