Springfield vs Union

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

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

Union has the higher population (3,284 vs 1,338 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($177,045 vs $127,411 in Union). Springfield has the higher median home value ($580,900 vs $451,500 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Springfield	Union
Population	1,338	3,284
Median age	42.0 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$177,045	$127,411
Median home value	$580,900	$451,500
Median gross rent	$2,224	$1,695
Housing units	492	1,182
Homeownership rate	79.1%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.3%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Springfield	Union
Population	1,498 → 1,338 (-10.7%)	2,591 → 3,284 (+26.7%)
Median household income	$103,523 → $177,045 (+71.0%)	$92,232 → $127,411 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$421,800 → $580,900 (+37.7%)	$363,400 → $451,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,774 → $2,224 (+25.4%)	$1,426 → $1,695 (+18.9%)

Springfield

Population

1,4981,338

Median household income

$103,523$177,045

Median home value

$421,800$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,774$2,224

Union

Population

2,5913,284

Median household income

$92,232$127,411

Median home value

$363,400$451,500

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Springfield	Union
Under 5	4.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	8.0%
18 to 24	1.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	6.4%	25.0%
35 to 44	44.8%	7.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	20.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.8%
65 to 74	2.6%	3.7%
75 and over	3.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Springfield	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	26.8%	11.6%
Black or African American	10.5%	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	44.0%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Springfield	Union
No high school diploma	1.9%	23.3%
High school graduate	6.0%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	60.8%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Springfield	Union
Drove alone	88.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	9.9%
Public transit	2.8%	7.0%
Walked	0.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Springfield	Union
1-unit, detached	73.4%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	40.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	12.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Springfield	Union
Poverty rate	0.6%	9.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1954	1946