Springfield vs Willisburg

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (2,871 vs 359 in Willisburg). Willisburg has the higher median household income ($56,042 vs $40,890 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $150,000 in Willisburg).

Population, income & housing

	Springfield	Willisburg
Population	2,871	359
Median age	38.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,890	$56,042
Median home value	$154,800	$150,000
Median gross rent	$752	$883
Housing units	1,418	97
Homeownership rate	55.9%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Springfield	Willisburg
Population	2,980 → 2,871 (-3.7%)	383 → 359 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$40,915 → $40,890 (-0.1%)	$60,694 → $56,042 (-7.7%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $154,800 (+28.3%)	$109,700 → $150,000 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $752 (+27.9%)	$820 → $883 (+7.7%)

Springfield

Population

2,9802,871

Median household income

$40,915$40,890

Median home value

$120,700$154,800

Median gross rent

$588$752

Willisburg

Population

383359

Median household income

$60,694$56,042

Median home value

$109,700$150,000

Median gross rent

$820$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Springfield	Willisburg
Under 5	6.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	15.4%	3.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	29.8%
35 to 44	6.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	3.6%
75 and over	9.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Springfield	Willisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	98.9%
Black or African American	17.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Springfield	Willisburg
No high school diploma	8.3%	28.0%
High school graduate	40.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Springfield	Willisburg
Drove alone	76.9%	58.6%
Carpooled	10.4%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	20.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	7.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Springfield	Willisburg
1-unit, detached	67.6%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Springfield	Willisburg
Poverty rate	15.8%	40.7%
Average household size	2.06	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	17	28
Median year structure built	1970	1974