Battle Creek vs Springfield

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

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

Battle Creek has the higher population (52,392 vs 5,295 in Springfield). Battle Creek has the higher median household income ($51,699 vs $43,681 in Springfield). Battle Creek has the higher median home value ($127,600 vs $105,300 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Creek	Springfield
Population	52,392	5,295
Median age	37.6 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,699	$43,681
Median home value	$127,600	$105,300
Median gross rent	$934	$851
Housing units	23,717	2,413
Homeownership rate	65.1%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Creek	Springfield
Population	51,316 → 52,392 (+2.1%)	5,193 → 5,295 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$42,298 → $51,699 (+22.2%)	$39,439 → $43,681 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$86,500 → $127,600 (+47.5%)	$73,700 → $105,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $934 (+23.9%)	$658 → $851 (+29.3%)

Battle Creek

Population

51,31652,392

Median household income

$42,298$51,699

Median home value

$86,500$127,600

Median gross rent

$754$934

Springfield

Population

5,1935,295

Median household income

$39,439$43,681

Median home value

$73,700$105,300

Median gross rent

$658$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Creek	Springfield
Under 5	6.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	22.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	17.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.6%
75 and over	6.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Creek	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	66.1%
Black or African American	15.6%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	4.7%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Creek	Springfield
No high school diploma	10.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	34.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Creek	Springfield
Drove alone	77.0%	87.7%
Carpooled	10.9%	7.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.7%
Walked	2.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Creek	Springfield
1-unit, detached	68.0%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	13.1%
20 or more units	12.7%	18.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Battle Creek	Springfield
Poverty rate	18.0%	22.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1956	1969