Romney vs Springfield

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

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

Romney has the higher population (1,714 vs 485 in Springfield). Since 2019, Springfield's population has grown faster (+109.1% vs -18.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Romney	Springfield
Population	1,714	485
Median age	50.8 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,118	—
Median home value	$150,000	—
Median gross rent	$586	—
Housing units	915	163
Homeownership rate	49.7%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Romney	Springfield
Population	2,107 → 1,714 (-18.7%)	232 → 485 (+109.1%)
Median household income	$33,675 → $39,118 (+16.2%)	$29,125 → $34,853 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$118,000 → $150,000 (+27.1%)	$102,500 → $90,800 (-11.4%)
Median gross rent	$527 → $586 (+11.2%)	—

Romney

Population

2,1071,714

Median household income

$33,675$39,118

Median home value

$118,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$527$586

Springfield

Population

232485

Median household income

$29,125$34,853

Median home value

$102,500$90,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Romney	Springfield
Under 5	3.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	44.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	17.1%
45 to 54	17.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	0.0%
75 and over	12.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Romney	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	2.0%	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	7.5%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Romney	Springfield
No high school diploma	21.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.8%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Romney	Springfield
Drove alone	87.3%	71.1%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	28.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Romney	Springfield
1-unit, detached	62.0%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	36.8%

Poverty & households

	Romney	Springfield
Poverty rate	33.0%	8.9%
Average household size	2.37	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1971	1975