Level Park-Oak Park vs Springfield

A side-by-side comparison of Level Park-Oak Park and Springfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Springfield has the higher population (5,295 vs 3,367 in Level Park-Oak Park). Level Park-Oak Park has the higher median household income ($70,051 vs $43,681 in Springfield). Level Park-Oak Park has the higher median home value ($128,100 vs $105,300 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
Population	3,367	5,295
Median age	39.4 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,051	$43,681
Median home value	$128,100	$105,300
Median gross rent	$763	$851
Housing units	1,453	2,413
Homeownership rate	93.1%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
Population	3,833 → 3,367 (-12.2%)	5,193 → 5,295 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$44,494 → $70,051 (+57.4%)	$39,439 → $43,681 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$106,400 → $128,100 (+20.4%)	$73,700 → $105,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,002 → $763 (-23.9%)	$658 → $851 (+29.3%)

Level Park-Oak Park

Population

3,8333,367

Median household income

$44,494$70,051

Median home value

$106,400$128,100

Median gross rent

$1,002$763

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)

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
Under 5	10.2%	8.6%
5 to 17	14.7%	22.2%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	16.9%	17.2%
35 to 44	8.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	6.6%
75 and over	8.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	66.1%
Black or African American	3.1%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
No high school diploma	9.5%	15.7%
High school graduate	35.4%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
Drove alone	82.8%	87.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
1-unit, detached	96.7%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	18.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Level Park-Oak Park	Springfield
Poverty rate	8.3%	22.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1957	1969