Parker vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (8,157 vs 4,358 in Parker). Parker has the higher median household income ($68,043 vs $51,640 in Springfield). Parker has the higher median home value ($193,500 vs $177,500 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Parker	Springfield
Population	4,358	8,157
Median age	38.5 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,043	$51,640
Median home value	$193,500	$177,500
Median gross rent	$1,208	$1,329
Housing units	2,249	3,850
Homeownership rate	60.3%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parker	Springfield
Population	4,545 → 4,358 (-4.1%)	9,319 → 8,157 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$53,664 → $68,043 (+26.8%)	$38,841 → $51,640 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $193,500 (+37.1%)	$111,700 → $177,500 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $1,208 (+19.4%)	$886 → $1,329 (+50.0%)

Parker

Population

4,5454,358

Median household income

$53,664$68,043

Median home value

$141,100$193,500

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,208

Springfield

Population

9,3198,157

Median household income

$38,841$51,640

Median home value

$111,700$177,500

Median gross rent

$886$1,329

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parker	Springfield
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.5%	11.1%
18 to 24	4.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	19.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.9%	14.0%
75 and over	7.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parker	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	61.1%
Black or African American	14.1%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.1%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parker	Springfield
No high school diploma	16.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parker	Springfield
Drove alone	54.3%	72.6%
Carpooled	27.9%	16.9%
Public transit	2.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.8%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.7%
Other means	5.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parker	Springfield
1-unit, detached	50.0%	51.9%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	19.3%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	26.1%

Poverty & households

	Parker	Springfield
Poverty rate	2.8%	17.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1984	1984