Housing density: 1,205 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $468,662.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,452, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,686
Median gross rent in Springfield, NJ in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Springfield with a mortgage: 2,581 (224 second mortgage, 348 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,422
In family households: 464,085 (87,269 male householders, 47,405 female householders)
94,325 spouses, 171,221 children (162,243 natural, 3,299 adopted, 5,679 stepchildren), 11,365 grandchildren, 8,963 brothers or sisters, 8,956 parents, foster children, 13,013 other relatives, 16,322 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 65,610 (23,484 male householders (18,363 living alone)), 29,960 female householders (26,038 living alone)), 12,166 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,804 (4,209 institutionalized population)
88,023 married couples with children.
26,686 single-parent households (5,364 men, 21,322 women).
76.2% of residents of Springfield speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
14.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 4,241 (27.0%)
(69.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Springfield, New Jersey
4081995 to March 2000
5741990 to 1994
3081985 to 1989
3001980 to 1984
2271975 to 1979
2461970 to 1974
2731965 to 1969
601Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 3,696 (23.4%)
Italian: 3,036 (19.3%)
German: 1,538 (9.8%)
Russian: 1,493 (9.5%)
Irish: 1,471 (9.3%)
Polish: 1,328 (8.4%)
United States: 689 (4.4%)
English: 419 (2.7%)
Ukrainian: 348 (2.2%)
Greek: 250 (1.6%)
Hungarian: 216 (1.4%)
Portuguese: 165 (1.0%)
Dutch: 154 (1.0%)
West Indian: 116 (0.7%)
Scottish: 114 (0.7%)
Slovak: 100 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African: 96 (0.6%)
French: 89 (0.6%)
Scotch-Irish: 81 (0.5%)
Czech: 78 (0.5%)
French Canadian: 55 (0.3%)
Danish: 43 (0.3%)
Swedish: 41 (0.3%)
Norwegian: 38 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 37 (0.2%)
Welsh: 26 (0.2%)
Swiss: 23 (0.1%)
Arab: 22 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Ukraine
Springfield:
9.3% (274)
New Jersey:
1.0% (14,768)
Italy
Springfield:
9.0% (264)
New Jersey:
4.0% (58,395)
Russia
Springfield:
7.8% (229)
New Jersey:
1.4% (20,243)
Poland
Springfield:
5.1% (150)
New Jersey:
3.8% (55,466)
Other Eastern Europe
Springfield:
5.0% (148)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,647)
Germany
Springfield:
4.4% (130)
New Jersey:
2.3% (33,531)
Philippines
Springfield:
4.1% (120)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,773)
India
Springfield:
3.7% (109)
New Jersey:
8.1% (119,497)
Israel
Springfield:
3.6% (105)
New Jersey:
0.5% (7,675)
Portugal
Springfield:
3.3% (97)
New Jersey:
2.5% (37,183)
Peru
Springfield:
3.1% (92)
New Jersey:
3.1% (45,151)
South Africa
Springfield:
3.0% (89)
New Jersey:
0.2% (2,275)
Greece
Springfield:
2.9% (85)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,403)
Cuba
Springfield:
2.6% (75)
New Jersey:
3.7% (55,241)
Korea
Springfield:
2.5% (74)
New Jersey:
3.5% (51,970)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Springfield:
2.2% (66)
New Jersey:
2.7% (40,092)
Colombia
Springfield:
2.0% (58)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,754)
Guyana
Springfield:
1.9% (56)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,746)
Iraq
Springfield:
1.7% (49)
New Jersey:
0.1% (896)
Costa Rica
Springfield:
1.6% (47)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,383)
United Kingdom
Springfield:
1.6% (46)
New Jersey:
2.1% (30,355)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,700
Other state: 2,719
Northeast: 1,981
Midwest: 323
South: 377
West: 38
67% of Springfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New Jersey.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 85
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 65
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 128
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,127
Less than 1 year of college: 142
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 498
Associate degree: 214
Bachelor's degree: 1,622
Master's degree: 540
Professional school degree: 395
Doctorate degree: 135
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 22
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 150
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 68
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 193
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,563
Less than 1 year of college: 245
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 672
Associate degree: 331
Bachelor's degree: 1,673
Master's degree: 557
Professional school degree: 161
Doctorate degree: 54
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,892
One, attached: 401
Two: 288
3 or 4: 562
5 to 9: 190
10 to 19: 267
20 to 49: 144
50 or more: 460
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.1%
