Oakton vs Springfield

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

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

Oakton has the higher population (36,776 vs 30,894 in Springfield). Oakton has the higher median household income ($163,662 vs $123,691 in Springfield). Oakton has the higher median home value ($776,700 vs $622,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Oakton	Springfield
Population	36,776	30,894
Median age	40.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$163,662	$123,691
Median home value	$776,700	$622,200
Median gross rent	$2,333	$2,643
Housing units	14,328	10,816
Homeownership rate	67.5%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakton	Springfield
Population	36,997 → 36,776 (-0.6%)	32,222 → 30,894 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$132,256 → $163,662 (+23.7%)	$101,814 → $123,691 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$631,700 → $776,700 (+23.0%)	$468,100 → $622,200 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,923 → $2,333 (+21.3%)	$2,102 → $2,643 (+25.7%)

Oakton

Population

36,99736,776

Median household income

$132,256$163,662

Median home value

$631,700$776,700

Median gross rent

$1,923$2,333

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)

	Oakton	Springfield
Under 5	4.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.8%
75 and over	6.5%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakton	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	31.9%
Black or African American	6.7%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	22.7%	31.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakton	Springfield
No high school diploma	3.1%	12.3%
High school graduate	8.2%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.7%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	40.0%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakton	Springfield
Drove alone	51.1%	60.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	12.8%
Public transit	8.1%	7.8%
Walked	1.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.7%	15.3%
Other means	1.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakton	Springfield
1-unit, detached	34.7%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	28.2%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	10.0%
20 or more units	16.2%	18.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Oakton	Springfield
Poverty rate	4.1%	7.8%
Average household size	2.62	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1983	1974