Offutt AFB vs Springfield

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

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

Offutt AFB has the higher population (5,663 vs 1,620 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($92,153 vs $67,803 in Offutt AFB). Since 2019, Offutt AFB's population has grown faster (+12.2% vs +10.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
Population	5,663	1,620
Median age	23.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,803	$92,153
Median home value	—	$237,300
Median gross rent	$1,549	$1,137
Housing units	1,985	626
Homeownership rate	0.5%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
Population	5,048 → 5,663 (+12.2%)	1,466 → 1,620 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$56,375 → $67,803 (+20.3%)	$72,679 → $92,153 (+26.8%)
Median home value	—	$149,900 → $237,300 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,294 → $1,549 (+19.7%)	$907 → $1,137 (+25.4%)

Offutt AFB

Population

5,0485,663

Median household income

$56,375$67,803

Median gross rent

$1,294$1,549

Springfield

Population

1,4661,620

Median household income

$72,679$92,153

Median home value

$149,900$237,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,137

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
Under 5	14.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	17.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	26.4%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	4.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	2.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	0.8%	10.3%
75 and over	0.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	94.3%
Black or African American	7.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.6%
Two or more races	14.8%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.2%
High school graduate	17.7%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	52.5%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
Drove alone	81.7%	84.5%
Carpooled	11.5%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	9.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
1-unit, detached	3.5%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	77.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Offutt AFB	Springfield
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.6%
Average household size	3.00	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1995	1975