Springfield

Population: 2,874
Median household income: $56,389
Median home value: $180,900

Springfield, a community in Effingham County, Georgia, has 2,874 residents. At $56,389, its median household income sits below Effingham County's $85,465.

Between 2019 and 2023, Springfield's population declined 24.1% from 3,786 to 2,874, while its median home value rose 56.2% from $115,800 to $180,900.

7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.21 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,874
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,389
Median home value: $180,900
Median gross rent: $1,106
Housing units: 1,238
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7862,874

Median household income

$45,000$56,389

Median home value

$115,800$180,900

Median gross rent

$964$1,106

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,786	$45,000	$115,800	$964
2020	4,026	$51,923	$131,600	$1,048
2021	2,891	$59,931	$142,800	$1,029
2022	2,753	$46,936	$159,500	$1,023
2023	2,874	$56,389	$180,900	$1,106

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3421.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	196	6.8%
5 to 17	478	16.6%
18 to 24	230	8.0%
25 to 34	611	21.3%
35 to 44	336	11.7%
45 to 54	384	13.4%
55 to 64	324	11.3%
65 to 74	144	5.0%
75 and over	171	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,900	66.1%
Black or African American	678	23.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	172	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	124	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	220	11.2%
High school graduate	861	43.7%
Some college or associate's	457	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	270	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	162	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,265	86.8%
Carpooled	130	8.9%
Public transit	7	0.5%
Walked	22	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	2.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	325	22.8%
15 to 29 min	419	29.4%
30 to 44 min	405	28.4%
45 to 59 min	182	12.8%
60+ min	93	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 7.0% (178 of 2,552)

	Count	Share
Family households	690	59.5%
Nonfamily households	470	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,160	93.7%
Vacant	78	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	789	68.0%
Renter-occupied	371	32.0%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	940	75.9%
1-unit, attached	39	3.2%
2 to 4 units	159	12.8%
5 to 19 units	8	0.6%
20 or more units	58	4.7%
Mobile home & other	34	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1372780
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.3722, -81.3153