West Springfield vs Woodlawn

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

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

West Springfield has the higher population (22,905 vs 21,828 in Woodlawn). West Springfield has the higher median household income ($157,800 vs $87,897 in Woodlawn). West Springfield has the higher median home value ($612,200 vs $309,200 in Woodlawn).

Population, income & housing

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
Population	22,905	21,828
Median age	39.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$157,800	$87,897
Median home value	$612,200	$309,200
Median gross rent	$2,426	$1,789
Housing units	7,900	8,077
Homeownership rate	83.5%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.8%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
Population	24,223 → 22,905 (-5.4%)	24,351 → 21,828 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$129,936 → $157,800 (+21.4%)	$75,622 → $87,897 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$472,000 → $612,200 (+29.7%)	$301,100 → $309,200 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,131 → $2,426 (+13.8%)	$1,632 → $1,789 (+9.6%)

West Springfield

Population

24,22322,905

Median household income

$129,936$157,800

Median home value

$472,000$612,200

Median gross rent

$2,131$2,426

Woodlawn

Population

24,35121,828

Median household income

$75,622$87,897

Median home value

$301,100$309,200

Median gross rent

$1,632$1,789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
Under 5	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.8%
75 and over	5.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
White (non-Hispanic)	47.0%	14.6%
Black or African American	11.5%	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	17.2%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	46.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
No high school diploma	5.5%	19.5%
High school graduate	13.1%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29.1%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
Drove alone	57.3%	62.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	14.1%
Public transit	10.2%	9.8%
Walked	0.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.2%	11.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
1-unit, detached	45.6%	18.6%
1-unit, attached	37.7%	38.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	32.9%
20 or more units	3.6%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	West Springfield	Woodlawn
Poverty rate	3.7%	7.5%
Average household size	2.99	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1973	1975