Republic vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (169,432 vs 19,233 in Republic). Republic has the higher median household income ($64,364 vs $45,984 in Springfield). Republic has the higher median home value ($190,300 vs $165,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Republic	Springfield
Population	19,233	169,432
Median age	33.6 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,364	$45,984
Median home value	$190,300	$165,200
Median gross rent	$1,068	$920
Housing units	8,174	83,980
Homeownership rate	62.5%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Republic	Springfield
Population	16,247 → 19,233 (+18.4%)	167,051 → 169,432 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$55,964 → $64,364 (+15.0%)	$36,856 → $45,984 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$131,000 → $190,300 (+45.3%)	$118,100 → $165,200 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,068 (+25.2%)	$744 → $920 (+23.7%)

Republic

Population

16,24719,233

Median household income

$55,964$64,364

Median home value

$131,000$190,300

Median gross rent

$853$1,068

Springfield

Population

167,051169,432

Median household income

$36,856$45,984

Median home value

$118,100$165,200

Median gross rent

$744$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Republic	Springfield
Under 5	10.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	18.0%
25 to 34	19.3%	15.8%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.6%
75 and over	5.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Republic	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	82.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Republic	Springfield
No high school diploma	4.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	31.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Republic	Springfield
Drove alone	82.4%	76.7%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.0%
Other means	0.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Republic	Springfield
1-unit, detached	78.2%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	13.4%
20 or more units	3.0%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Republic	Springfield
Poverty rate	15.7%	19.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1996	1976