Marshall vs Springfield

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

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

Marshall has the higher population (6,797 vs 5,295 in Springfield). Marshall has the higher median household income ($75,220 vs $43,681 in Springfield). Marshall has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $105,300 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall	Springfield
Population	6,797	5,295
Median age	46.5 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,220	$43,681
Median home value	$169,800	$105,300
Median gross rent	$933	$851
Housing units	3,428	2,413
Homeownership rate	67.9%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall	Springfield
Population	6,998 → 6,797 (-2.9%)	5,193 → 5,295 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$50,969 → $75,220 (+47.6%)	$39,439 → $43,681 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $169,800 (+35.9%)	$73,700 → $105,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $933 (+27.5%)	$658 → $851 (+29.3%)

Marshall

Population

6,9986,797

Median household income

$50,969$75,220

Median home value

$124,900$169,800

Median gross rent

$732$933

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)

	Marshall	Springfield
Under 5	5.2%	8.6%
5 to 17	11.0%	22.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	14.6%	17.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	6.6%
75 and over	9.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	66.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	1.4%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall	Springfield
No high school diploma	4.8%	15.7%
High school graduate	24.5%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall	Springfield
Drove alone	82.8%	87.7%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.6%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	0.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall	Springfield
1-unit, detached	72.4%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	13.1%
20 or more units	10.1%	18.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Marshall	Springfield
Poverty rate	6.8%	22.1%
Average household size	2.09	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1957	1969