Florence vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (61,642 vs 9,483 in Florence). Springfield has the higher median household income ($67,211 vs $52,049 in Florence). Florence has the higher median home value ($331,100 vs $323,800 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	Springfield
Population	9,483	61,642
Median age	59.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,049	$67,211
Median home value	$331,100	$323,800
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,201
Housing units	5,315	25,485
Homeownership rate	63.3%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	Springfield
Population	8,921 → 9,483 (+6.3%)	62,077 → 61,642 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$42,356 → $52,049 (+22.9%)	$47,695 → $67,211 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$224,300 → $331,100 (+47.6%)	$204,700 → $323,800 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,172 (+32.4%)	$929 → $1,201 (+29.3%)

Florence

Population

8,9219,483

Median household income

$42,356$52,049

Median home value

$224,300$331,100

Median gross rent

$885$1,172

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)

	Florence	Springfield
Under 5	2.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	7.1%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	8.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	22.5%	10.2%
75 and over	20.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	75.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.1%
Asian	2.2%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	Springfield
No high school diploma	10.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	21.0%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	Springfield
Drove alone	73.7%	71.4%
Carpooled	11.6%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	6.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	7.3%	8.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	Springfield
1-unit, detached	60.9%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	9.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Florence	Springfield
Poverty rate	10.6%	15.5%
Average household size	1.96	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	1991	1976