Cities / Illinois / Springfield

Springfield, IL

113,330 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 80°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Springfield)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 3.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

STL

82 mi — St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Population & People

Population

113,330

Median age

Median household income

$66,064

Poverty rate

16.8%

Unemployment rate

6.8%

Bachelor's degree+

36.3%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$162,100

Median gross rent

$975/mo

Homeownership rate

64.26%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,203

HUD Fair Market Rent (Sangamon County, 3 mi from Springfield), 2026. Efficiency $829, 1BR $970, 2BR $1203, 3BR $1611, 4BR $1682. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

550.96

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

Nearby Airports

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

82 mi away

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

169 mi away

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

176 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).