Springfield, MA Profile

Springfield, MA, population 155,580, is located in Massachusetts's Hampden county, about 23.9 miles from Hartford and 41.9 miles from Worcester.

Through the 90's Springfield's population has declined by about 3%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Springfield has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Springfield's population has grown by about 3%.

Springfield's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Massachusetts's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Springfield tend to be much higher than Massachusetts's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	56%
	African American	21%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	21%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	152,060	N/A
2001	151,222	-0.55%
2002	151,314	0.06%
2003	151,436	0.08%
2004	151,507	0.05%
2005	151,568	0.04%
2006	151,833	0.17%
2007	151,342	-0.32%
2008	155,521	2.76%
2009	155,580	0.04%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$30,417

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,145
2002	2,016
2003	1,917
2004	1,824
2005	1,774
2006	1,481
2007	1,369
2008	1,255
2009	1,256
2010	1,354

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	10	99	503	2,665
2002	12	107	585	2,400
2003	15	115	847	1,937
2004	17	131	690	1,930
2005	18	109	771	1,793
2006	15	115	682	1448
2007	20	91	690	1267
2008	14	117	567	1200
2009	16	116	581	1216
2010	16	129	587	1358

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,231
2002	7,271
2003	7,648
2004	6,557
2005	5,738
2006	5,730
2007	5,257
2008	4,850
2009	4,897
2010	4,891

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	2,697	5,087	1,737
2002	3,808	5,117	2,270
2003	2,647	6,414	2,567
2004	2,148	5,506	2,296
2005	2,141	4,974	1,588
2006	2178	4963	1606
2007	2027	4694	1221
2008	2002	4432	902
2009	2068	4615	835
2010	2660	4015	872