Springfield

Population: 30,894
Median household income: $123,691
Median home value: $622,200

Located in Fairfax County, Virginia, Springfield is a community with a population of 30,894. Its median household income of $123,691 runs below the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Springfield's population declined 4.1% from 32,222 to 30,894, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $468,100 to $622,200.

The median gross rent is $2,643. 45.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,894
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $123,691
Median home value: $622,200
Median gross rent: $2,643
Housing units: 10,816
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,222	$101,814	$468,100	$2,102
2020	32,960	$103,438	$475,900	$2,143
2021	31,769	$109,235	$493,700	$2,274
2022	31,022	$117,598	$594,300	$2,476
2023	30,894	$123,691	$622,200	$2,643

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,123	6.9%
5 to 17	4,138	13.4%
18 to 24	2,714	8.8%
25 to 34	4,106	13.3%
35 to 44	3,790	12.3%
45 to 54	3,704	12.0%
55 to 64	3,828	12.4%
65 to 74	3,322	10.8%
75 and over	3,169	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,851	31.9%
Black or African American	3,447	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	9,658	31.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	280	0.9%
Two or more races	1,120	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,509	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree20.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,698	12.3%
High school graduate	4,380	20.0%
Some college or associate's	4,979	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,464	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,398	20.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone60.4%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit7.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,059	60.4%
Carpooled	1,919	12.8%
Public transit	1,164	7.8%
Walked	191	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,290	15.3%
Other means	380	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,773	13.9%
15 to 29 min	4,570	35.9%
30 to 44 min	3,800	29.9%
45 to 59 min	1,365	10.7%
60+ min	1,205	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 7.8% (2,373 of 30,484)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,086	68.0%
Nonfamily households	3,329	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,415	96.3%
Vacant	401	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,940	66.6%
Renter-occupied	3,475	33.4%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,104	56.4%
1-unit, attached	1,566	14.5%
2 to 4 units	41	0.4%
5 to 19 units	1,087	10.0%
20 or more units	1,964	18.2%
Mobile home & other	54	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5174592
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 38.7816, -77.1839