Cities / Oregon / Springfield

Springfield, OR

61,740 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Eugene and Springfield)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 3.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

PDX

109 mi — Portland International Airport

Small Craft Advisory — S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM
Small Craft Advisory — S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM

Population & People

Population

61,740

Median age

37.4

Median household income

$68,761

Poverty rate

14.9%

Unemployment rate

5.1%

Bachelor's degree+

22.4%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

15.1%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$358,700

Median gross rent

$1,258/mo

Homeownership rate

55%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,436

HUD Fair Market Rent (Oregon statewide average across 36 areas — not specific to Springfield), 2026. Efficiency $1059, 1BR $1151, 2BR $1436, 3BR $1978, 4BR $2335. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Oregon commercial electricity

10.56¢/kWh

Oregon industrial electricity

8.28¢/kWh

Oregon residential electricity

15.37¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

342850.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

265993.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for Oregon

855.4

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Oregon-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PDX

Portland International Airport

109 mi away

SEA

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

238 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 (Oregon energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Oregon economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).