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Springfield School District Overview

Springfield Technical Community College located in Springfield School District area. A total of 56,358 households are located in Springfield School District area. Among them, 19,889 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.34 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 51,666 and 44,363 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.06% (7,521) of residents are non-citizens and 37.90% (56,280) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Springfield School District, Massachusetts
Household	56,358
Population	148,514
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	19,889 (35.29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	51,666
Total Students	44,363
Pre-Kindergarten	2,794
Kindergarten	2,268
Grade 1-8	17,347
Grade 9-12	8,739
College/Graduate School	13,215
Veterans	115,875
Non-citizen	7,521
Non-English Home Language	56,280
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

120,093 residents are over the age of 16 and 69,329 people are in labor force. Among them, 69,283 people are in civilian labor force and 46 are in armed labor force. 63,594 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Springfield School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,588	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	46,849	74.85%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,201	9.91%
Public transportation	3,007	4.80%
Walked	2,833	4.53%
Other method	1,632	2.61%
Worked from home	2,066	3.30%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,594	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	17,937	28.21%
Service	18,063	28.40%
Sales and office	13,168	20.71%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,029	6.34%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,397	16.35%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,594	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	623	0.98%
Construction	2,283	3.59%
Manufacturing	6,496	10.21%
Wholesale trade	1,691	2.66%
Retail trade	7,008	11.02%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,428	5.39%
Information	782	1.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,953	6.22%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,120	6.48%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	21,256	33.42%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,246	9.82%
Other services, except public administration	2,610	4.10%
Public administration	3,098	4.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,594	-
Private wage and salary workers	51,790	81.44%
Government workers	9,064	14.25%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,593	4.08%
Unpaid family workers	147	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,658 for the 56,358 households in Springfield School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $27,762. 147,162 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.99%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	56,358	-
Less than $10,000	6,403	11.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,680	10.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,497	13.30%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,502	11.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,226	12.82%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,634	15.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,668	10.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,868	10.41%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,750	3.11%
More than $200,000	1,130	2.01%
Median Household Income	$39,432	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,658	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	35,146	-
Less than $10,000	2,870	8.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,845	5.25%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,870	13.86%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,326	12.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,383	12.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,765	16.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,103	11.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,600	13.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,443	4.11%
More than $200,000	941	2.68%

Median Family Income	$47,362	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$63,654	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,762	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,980	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,980	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	153,310	-
With health insurance coverage	147,162	95.99%
Public coverage	93,196	60.79%
Private health insurance	70,352	45.89%
Without health insurance coverage	6,148	4.01%

Housing

There are 62,042 housing units in Springfield School District area, Massachusetts with 56,358 units (90.84%) occupied. 26,291 houses (46.65%) are occupied by owner and 30,067 houses (53.35%) are rented. The average housing value is $156,200 and the average rental cost is $877. 319 houses (0.51%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 31,014 houses (49.99%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	62,042	-
Occupied	56,358	90.84%
Owner Occupied	26,291	46.65%
Renter Occupied	30,067	53.35%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	26,692	43.02%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,372	3.82%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	32,376	52.18%
Mobile Homes	570	0.92%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	32	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	62,042	-
Built 2014 or later	319	0.51%
Built 2010 - 2013	340	0.55%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,913	3.08%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,134	3.44%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,237	6.83%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,802	10.96%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,191	8.37%
Built 1950 - 1959	10,092	16.27%
Built 1949 or earlier	31,014	49.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	62,042	-
1 room	2,593	4.18%
2 rooms	1,110	1.79%
3 rooms	5,384	8.68%
4 rooms	10,290	16.59%
5 rooms	17,805	28.70%
6 rooms	13,401	21.60%
7 rooms	5,443	8.77%
8 rooms	2,798	4.51%
9 rooms or more	3,218	5.19%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	62,042	-
no bedroom	2,676	4.31%
1 bedroom	7,524	12.13%
2 bedrooms	17,491	28.19%
3 bedrooms	25,423	40.98%
4 bedrooms	6,794	10.95%
5 bedrooms or more	2,134	3.44%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	26,291	-
Less than $50,000	865	3.29%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,134	8.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,407	31.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,072	38.31%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,636	13.83%
$300,000 - $499,999	955	3.63%
$500,000 - $999,999	144	0.55%
$1,000,000 or more	78	0.30%
Median House Value	$156,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	29,183	-
Less than $500	7,858	26.93%
$500 - $999	9,959	34.13%
$1,000 - $1,499	8,673	29.72%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,130	7.30%
$2,000 - $2,499	381	1.31%
$2,500 - $2,999	83	0.28%
$3,000 or more	99	0.34%
Median Rental Costs	$877	-

Demographic

A total of 154,139 people lives in Springfield School District area, Massachusetts with 73,749 male and 80,390 female. The males to female ratio is 47.85 to 52.15. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	154,139	-
Male	73,749	47.85%
Female	80,390	52.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	154,139	-
Under 5 years	10,180	6.60%
5 - 9 years	11,055	7.17%
10 - 14 years	10,767	6.99%
15 - 19 years	11,816	7.67%
20 - 24 years	14,407	9.35%
25 - 34 years	22,010	14.28%
35 - 44 years	18,643	12.09%
45 - 54 years	18,120	11.76%
55 - 59 years	9,440	6.12%
60 - 64 years	8,309	5.39%
65 - 74 years	11,466	7.44%
75 - 84 years	5,542	3.60%
85 years and older	2,384	1.55%
Median Age	33.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	154,139	-
One Race	147,188	95.49%
White	97,614	63.33%
Black or African American	32,278	20.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	678	0.44%
Asian	4,157	2.70%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.01%
Other	12,450	8.08%

Two or more races	6,951	4.51%
White and Black or African American	3,457	2.24%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	368	0.24%
White and Asian	458	0.30%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	524	0.34%