Annandale vs Springfield

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

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

Annandale has the higher population (41,982 vs 30,894 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($123,691 vs $112,872 in Annandale). Annandale has the higher median home value ($650,100 vs $622,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Annandale	Springfield
Population	41,982	30,894
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$112,872	$123,691
Median home value	$650,100	$622,200
Median gross rent	$1,932	$2,643
Housing units	14,509	10,816
Homeownership rate	64.4%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.9%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Annandale	Springfield
Population	43,295 → 41,982 (-3.0%)	32,222 → 30,894 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$96,533 → $112,872 (+16.9%)	$101,814 → $123,691 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$489,100 → $650,100 (+32.9%)	$468,100 → $622,200 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,695 → $1,932 (+14.0%)	$2,102 → $2,643 (+25.7%)

Annandale

Population

43,29541,982

Median household income

$96,533$112,872

Median home value

$489,100$650,100

Median gross rent

$1,695$1,932

Springfield

Population

32,22230,894

Median household income

$101,814$123,691

Median home value

$468,100$622,200

Median gross rent

$2,102$2,643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Annandale	Springfield
Under 5	6.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.8%
75 and over	6.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Annandale	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	30.9%	31.9%
Black or African American	8.9%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	21.4%	31.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Annandale	Springfield
No high school diploma	15.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	19.9%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Annandale	Springfield
Drove alone	60.3%	60.4%
Carpooled	13.6%	12.8%
Public transit	4.9%	7.8%
Walked	2.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	15.3%
Other means	2.2%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Annandale	Springfield
1-unit, detached	47.5%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	22.3%	10.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	18.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Annandale	Springfield
Poverty rate	10.5%	7.8%
Average household size	2.96	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1968	1974