Riverton vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (113,714 vs 3,506 in Riverton). Riverton has the higher median household income ($75,527 vs $65,537 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median home value ($155,200 vs $140,000 in Riverton).

Population, income & housing

	Riverton	Springfield
Population	3,506	113,714
Median age	48.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,527	$65,537
Median home value	$140,000	$155,200
Median gross rent	$1,035	$945
Housing units	1,790	57,220
Homeownership rate	62.2%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverton	Springfield
Population	3,474 → 3,506 (+0.9%)	115,888 → 113,714 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $75,527 (+90.0%)	$54,648 → $65,537 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $140,000 (+41.0%)	$133,400 → $155,200 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,035 (+16.9%)	$805 → $945 (+17.4%)

Riverton

Population

3,4743,506

Median household income

$39,750$75,527

Median home value

$99,300$140,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,035

Springfield

Population

115,888113,714

Median household income

$54,648$65,537

Median home value

$133,400$155,200

Median gross rent

$805$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverton	Springfield
Under 5	6.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	22.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	11.4%
75 and over	9.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverton	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	69.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverton	Springfield
No high school diploma	7.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	57.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverton	Springfield
Drove alone	84.7%	76.3%
Carpooled	0.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.5%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverton	Springfield
1-unit, detached	78.8%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Riverton	Springfield
Poverty rate	9.0%	16.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1973	1971