Morrilton vs Springfield

A side-by-side comparison of Morrilton and Springfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Morrilton and Springfield are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morrilton has the higher population (7,022 vs 377 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($72,426 vs $38,056 in Morrilton). Since 2019, Springfield's population has grown faster (+109.4% vs +5.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Morrilton	Springfield
Population	7,022	377
Median age	37.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,056	$72,426
Median home value	$150,900	—
Median gross rent	$623	—
Housing units	3,085	159
Homeownership rate	54.4%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrilton	Springfield
Population	6,645 → 7,022 (+5.7%)	180 → 377 (+109.4%)
Median household income	$33,529 → $38,056 (+13.5%)	$83,205 → $72,426 (-13.0%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $150,900 (+52.3%)	$133,200 → $154,900 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $623 (-3.4%)	—

Morrilton

Population

6,6457,022

Median household income

$33,529$38,056

Median home value

$99,100$150,900

Median gross rent

$645$623

Springfield

Population

180377

Median household income

$83,205$72,426

Median home value

$133,200$154,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrilton	Springfield
Under 5	7.6%	11.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	11.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	25.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	19.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.7%
75 and over	6.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrilton	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	80.6%
Black or African American	14.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	19.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrilton	Springfield
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	44.0%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrilton	Springfield
Drove alone	77.8%	88.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrilton	Springfield
1-unit, detached	73.3%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Morrilton	Springfield
Poverty rate	26.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1972	1991