Springfield vs Tysons

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (30,894 vs 28,022 in Tysons). Tysons has the higher median household income ($129,189 vs $123,691 in Springfield). Tysons has the higher median home value ($640,500 vs $622,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Springfield	Tysons
Population	30,894	28,022
Median age	41.3 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$123,691	$129,189
Median home value	$622,200	$640,500
Median gross rent	$2,643	$2,478
Housing units	10,816	15,152
Homeownership rate	66.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	79.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Springfield	Tysons
Population	32,222 → 30,894 (-4.1%)	24,261 → 28,022 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$101,814 → $123,691 (+21.5%)	$107,388 → $129,189 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$468,100 → $622,200 (+32.9%)	$563,000 → $640,500 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,102 → $2,643 (+25.7%)	$2,004 → $2,478 (+23.7%)

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

Tysons

Population

24,26128,022

Median household income

$107,388$129,189

Median home value

$563,000$640,500

Median gross rent

$2,004$2,478

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Springfield	Tysons
Under 5	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	12.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.3%	23.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.6%
75 and over	10.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Springfield	Tysons
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	42.4%
Black or African American	11.2%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	31.3%	30.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Springfield	Tysons
No high school diploma	12.3%	1.8%
High school graduate	20.0%	6.3%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	42.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Springfield	Tysons
Drove alone	60.4%	50.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	5.3%
Public transit	7.8%	4.8%
Walked	1.3%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.3%	31.7%
Other means	2.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Springfield	Tysons
1-unit, detached	56.4%	9.1%
1-unit, attached	14.5%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	16.4%
20 or more units	18.2%	62.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Springfield	Tysons
Poverty rate	7.8%	6.7%
Average household size	2.93	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1974	1995