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People QuickFacts |
Springfield |
Illinois |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
116,482 | 12,831,970 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.5% | 3.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
111,454 | 12,419,293 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.0% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.4% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.0% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
81.0% | 73.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
15.3% | 15.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.2% | 12.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.0% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.3% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.1% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
87.4% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
30.6% | 26.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.2 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
53,733 | 4,885,615 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
62.8% | 67.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$88,600 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
48,621 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.24 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$39,388 | $46,590 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,324 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
11.7% | 10.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Springfield |
Illinois |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,046,849 | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,909,343 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$16,919 | $10,445 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
279,267 | 19,072,168 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,049 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.6% | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 4.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
33.2% | 29.7% |
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