Springfield is a relatively large city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 112,949 people and 40 associated neighborhoods, Springfield is the seventh largest community in Illinois.Springfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Springfield is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Springfield who work in office and administrative support (13.56%), management occupations (9.99%), and healthcare (9.25%). Also of interest is that Springfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Springfield is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.18 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Springfield citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.32% of adults in Springfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Springfield in 2022 was $42,670, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,680 for a family of four. However, Springfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Springfield is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Springfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Springfield include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
