Springfield vs White House

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (18,985 vs 13,875 in White House). White House has the higher median household income ($87,315 vs $58,741 in Springfield). White House has the higher median home value ($311,200 vs $235,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Springfield	White House
Population	18,985	13,875
Median age	34.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,741	$87,315
Median home value	$235,200	$311,200
Median gross rent	$1,107	$1,362
Housing units	7,344	5,316
Homeownership rate	56.4%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Springfield	White House
Population	17,092 → 18,985 (+11.1%)	11,843 → 13,875 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$46,897 → $58,741 (+25.3%)	$78,041 → $87,315 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $235,200 (+51.9%)	$215,600 → $311,200 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $1,107 (+32.6%)	$1,030 → $1,362 (+32.2%)

Springfield

Population

17,09218,985

Median household income

$46,897$58,741

Median home value

$154,800$235,200

Median gross rent

$835$1,107

White House

Population

11,84313,875

Median household income

$78,041$87,315

Median home value

$215,600$311,200

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,362

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Springfield	White House
Under 5	8.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	16.0%	18.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.2%
75 and over	4.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Springfield	White House
White (non-Hispanic)	48.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	20.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	24.9%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Springfield	White House
No high school diploma	16.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	44.0%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Springfield	White House
Drove alone	83.4%	75.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	13.4%
Other means	2.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Springfield	White House
1-unit, detached	72.4%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	8.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Springfield	White House
Poverty rate	20.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	1985	2002