North vs Springfield

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

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

North has the higher population (783 vs 434 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($44,583 vs $36,250 in North). North has the higher median home value ($86,500 vs $78,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	North	Springfield
Population	783	434
Median age	49.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$44,583
Median home value	$86,500	$78,200
Median gross rent	$717	$814
Housing units	407	207
Homeownership rate	52.2%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North	Springfield
Population	742 → 783 (+5.5%)	476 → 434 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$31,827 → $36,250 (+13.9%)	$33,661 → $44,583 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $86,500 (+2.7%)	$87,900 → $78,200 (-11.0%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $717 (+30.4%)	$589 → $814 (+38.2%)

North

Population

742783

Median household income

$31,827$36,250

Median home value

$84,200$86,500

Median gross rent

$550$717

Springfield

Population

476434

Median household income

$33,661$44,583

Median home value

$87,900$78,200

Median gross rent

$589$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North	Springfield
Under 5	5.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	25.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.1%
55 to 64	22.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	12.4%
75 and over	11.7%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	60.1%
Black or African American	54.4%	36.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North	Springfield
No high school diploma	23.0%	12.6%
High school graduate	40.5%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North	Springfield
Drove alone	84.7%	86.9%
Carpooled	12.6%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North	Springfield
1-unit, detached	61.7%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	North	Springfield
Poverty rate	38.8%	22.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	35	39
Median year structure built	1973	1972