Population

154,702

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$245,000

Owner-occupied units

Springfield, MA

Massachusetts · 42.115° N, 72.540° W · 32 sq mi

Springfield is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 154,702 and about 4,854 residents per square mile. The median household earns $52,656 a year, and the median home is worth $245,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

32 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,854

People per square mile

Rank by population

#181

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#440

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$52,656

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,144

Per month

Homeownership

49.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

20.2 min

One way

People

Median age

33.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

20.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

10.5%

Households

57,772

2.58 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 18^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 163^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 38^/yr

Days above 90° 13^/yr

Below freezing 110^/yr

Annual rainfall 49.7ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 84°F

Coldest month

February

Average low 21°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 33^%

Manufacturing 10^%

Retail trade 9.4^%

Professional & business services 8.6^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Massachusetts

Name

Abigail Johnson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$31.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Milton

Source of wealth

Fidelity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector

Employer

Mass General Brigham

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Massachusetts

Company

TJX

Revenue

$56.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Framingham

Ticker

TJX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Massachusetts

State bird

Black-capped Chickadee

State flower

Mayflower

State capital

Boston

Nickname

The Bay State

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