With 207,042 residents, Springfield, IL ranks 225th among the 387 metropolitan areas. Census figures on income, housing, education and the local business mix, and what they imply for a business advertising here.
This is the Springfield metropolitan area in Illinois.
The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $177,300, 47 percent below the national figure. On income, Springfield, IL sits at $75,895 per household, 6 percent below the national figure. Read together, they frame the buying power of the market.
Three quick reads on the people of Springfield, IL. Homeownership stands at 71.8%, 7 points above the US share. Unemployment 5.3%, about the same as the US share. The share of adults with a bachelor's or above is 36.1%, about the same as the US share. Median age 41.1, 2.2 years above the national median.
Compared with Illinois: income is 9 percent lower than the Illinois figure, home values are 33 percent lower than the Illinois figure, and business density is about the same as the Illinois figure.
5,132 businesses with employees operate in Springfield, IL. Business density is a first proxy for competition: 24.8 per 1,000 residents, in line with the national figure. Home-services contractors make up 254 of those establishments, 4.9% of the total, about the same as the US share.
| Trade (NAICS) | Count | Per 100,000 | Index vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, street and bridge construction | 10 | 4.8 | 1.76× |
| Concrete foundation and structure contractors | 22 | 10.6 | 1.54× |
| Roofing contractors | 24 | 11.6 | 1.53× |
| Landscaping services | 90 | 43.5 | 1.24× |
| Beauty salons | 61 | 29.5 | 1.18× |
| Restaurants and other eating places | 421 | 203.3 | 1.11× |
| Automobile dealers | 31 | 15 | 1.07× |
| Dentists | 81 | 39.1 | 0.97× |
| Self-storage facilities | 11 | 5.3 | 0.97× |
| Personal care services (all) | 94 | 45.4 | 0.95× |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 64 | 30.9 | 0.94× |
| Child day care services | 46 | 22.2 | 0.91× |
| Other specialty trade contractors (paving, asphalt, fencing) | 23 | 11.1 | 0.88× |
| Legal services | 97 | 46.9 | 0.87× |
| Lessors of real estate (all) | 71 | 34.3 | 0.85× |
| General automotive repair | 44 | 21.3 | 0.84× |
| Grocery and convenience retailers | 48 | 23.2 | 0.78× |
| Physicians' offices | 96 | 46.4 | 0.72× |
| Electrical contractors | 31 | 15 | 0.61× |
| General freight trucking | 44 | 21.3 | 0.61× |
Index: local share of all establishments divided by the US share; above 1 means the trade is more common here than nationally.
Crowded categories in Springfield, IL: road and paving contractors, concrete contractors, roofing contractors and landscaping services. Road and paving contractors lead at 10 establishments, 1.8 times the US share. Under-represented categories: electrical contractors, general freight trucking, physicians' offices and grocery stores. Electrical contractors: 31 establishments, about 61% of the national share. In line with the country: plumbing and HVAC contractors, specialty trade contractors and automobile dealers.
The most numerous of the listed trades: restaurants with 421 establishments, then legal services (97) and physicians' offices (96). Per 100,000 residents: restaurants 203.3, followed by legal services and physicians' offices. Taken as groups, the strongest relative to the US mix are consumer services (restaurants, salons, child care, grocery) (about the same as the national share) and the weakest are trucking, storage, real estate and road construction (about 79% of).
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Springfield, IL has 207,042 residents (US Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate), ranking 225th of 387 metropolitan areas.
The median household income in Springfield, IL is $75,895 (ACS 2024 5-year), below the US median of $80,734.
The Census Bureau counts 5,132 employer establishments in Springfield, IL (County Business Patterns 2023), or 24.8 businesses per 1,000 residents.
The median home value in Springfield, IL is $177,300, and 71.8% of homes are owner-occupied (ACS 2024 5-year).
Measured against the US business mix (County Business Patterns 2023), road and paving contractors, concrete contractors and roofing contractors have more establishments per resident than the US average; electrical contractors, general freight trucking and physicians' offices have fewer in Springfield, IL.
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Data: US Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimates and County Business Patterns 2023. Updated 2026-09-29.