Eugene vs Springfield

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

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

Eugene has the higher population (177,520 vs 61,642 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($67,211 vs $63,836 in Eugene). Eugene has the higher median home value ($435,400 vs $323,800 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Eugene	Springfield
Population	177,520	61,642
Median age	35.4 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,836	$67,211
Median home value	$435,400	$323,800
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,201
Housing units	79,554	25,485
Homeownership rate	47.6%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eugene	Springfield
Population	168,302 → 177,520 (+5.5%)	62,077 → 61,642 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$50,962 → $63,836 (+25.3%)	$47,695 → $67,211 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$288,600 → $435,400 (+50.9%)	$204,700 → $323,800 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,347 (+30.6%)	$929 → $1,201 (+29.3%)

Eugene

Population

168,302177,520

Median household income

$50,962$63,836

Median home value

$288,600$435,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,347

Springfield

Population

62,07761,642

Median household income

$47,695$67,211

Median home value

$204,700$323,800

Median gross rent

$929$1,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eugene	Springfield
Under 5	3.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	17.9%	9.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.2%
75 and over	7.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eugene	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	75.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.1%
Asian	3.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eugene	Springfield
No high school diploma	5.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	17.4%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eugene	Springfield
Drove alone	63.0%	71.4%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.4%
Public transit	2.7%	2.6%
Walked	5.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	4.7%	1.8%
Worked from home	15.3%	8.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eugene	Springfield
1-unit, detached	51.2%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	9.9%
20 or more units	14.5%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Eugene	Springfield
Poverty rate	18.2%	15.5%
Average household size	2.23	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1979	1976