Capon Bridge vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (485 vs 405 in Capon Bridge). Since 2019, Springfield's population has grown faster (+109.1% vs -12.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
Population	405	485
Median age	32.4 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	—
Median home value	$235,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,051	—
Housing units	138	163
Homeownership rate	77.5%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
Population	463 → 405 (-12.5%)	232 → 485 (+109.1%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $68,125 (+52.8%)	$29,125 → $34,853 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$173,300 → $235,500 (+35.9%)	$102,500 → $90,800 (-11.4%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,051 (+19.4%)	—

Capon Bridge

Population

463405

Median household income

$44,583$68,125

Median home value

$173,300$235,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,051

Springfield

Population

232485

Median household income

$29,125$34,853

Median home value

$102,500$90,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
Under 5	18.3%	1.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	44.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	6.2%	17.1%
45 to 54	13.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	0.0%
75 and over	6.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
No high school diploma	10.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	55.1%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
Drove alone	74.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	28.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
1-unit, detached	69.6%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	36.8%

Poverty & households

	Capon Bridge	Springfield
Poverty rate	23.6%	8.9%
Average household size	3.38	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1998	1975