What share of people in Springfield are on low incomes?

49.1% of residents of Springfield had incomes below twice the poverty line in 2020-2024, 31st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 28.2%; Ohio: 29.3%).

Poverty and living standards in Springfield, Ohio: official figures

23.1% of residents of Springfield (12,843 people) had incomes below the federal poverty line in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 73rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 12.5%; Ohio: 13.3%).

Poverty rate

23.1%

2020-2024

Child poverty rate (under 18)

32.6%

2020-2024

Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent

45.9%

2020-2024

How many children live in poverty in Springfield?

32.6% of children under 18 in Springfield lived below the poverty line in 2020-2024 (4,314 children), 51st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 16.1%; Ohio: 17.8%).

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What is the poverty rate for older people in Springfield?

By age, the poverty rate in Springfield was 35.1% for children under 6 and 17.7% for residents aged 60 and over in 2020-2024 (US: 17.2% and 11.0%).

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How many people in Springfield live in deep poverty?

6,948 people in Springfield, 12.5% of residents, had incomes below half the poverty line in 2020-2024, 55th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 6.0%).

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How many renters in Springfield are cost-burdened?

45.9% of renting households in Springfield spent 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities in 2020-2024 (5,108 households), 140th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 51.1%; Ohio: 45.9%).

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How many households in Springfield spend half their income on rent?

23.2% of renting households in Springfield spent half or more of their income on rent and utilities, 223rd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 25.9%).

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How many people in Springfield are food insecure?

An estimated 24.8% of adults in Springfield experienced food insecurity in the past year, joint 115th highest of 592 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 18.9% housing insecurity (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How Springfield compares with other cities in the United States

Residents below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Springfield ranks 73 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents below the poverty line
70	Memphis	23.1%
71	Union City	23.1%
72	Waco	23.1%
73	Springfield	23.1%
74	Bryan	23.0%
75	Provo	23.0%
76	Scranton	23.0%

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Children under 18 below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Springfield ranks 51 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Children under 18 below the poverty line
48	Rocky Mount	33.3%
49	Kingsport	33.3%
50	Taylor	33.2%
51	Springfield	32.6%
52	New Orleans	32.5%
53	Montgomery	32.5%
54	Baton Rouge	32.4%

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Residents with incomes below half the poverty line (2020-2024)

Springfield ranks 55 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with incomes below half the poverty line
52	Schenectady	12.6%
53	Canton	12.5%
54	Buffalo	12.5%
55	Springfield	12.5%
56	Birmingham	12.4%
57	Chico	12.2%
58	Waterbury	12.2%

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Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent (2020-2024)

Springfield ranks 684 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent
681	Orem	46.0%
682	Pawtucket	45.9%
683	Minnetonka	45.9%
684	Springfield	45.9%
685	Blaine	45.9%
686	Nashua	45.8%
687	Great Falls	45.7%

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Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Springfield ranks 117 of 592, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate)
114	Cathedral City	24.9%
115	North Las Vegas	24.8%
116	Kansas City	24.8%
117	Springfield	24.8%
118	Mount Vernon	24.7%
119	Dothan	24.7%
120	New York	24.6%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: PLACES: Place Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release: model-based age-adjusted prevalence among adults, for every place (data.cdc.gov API, columns used), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2174bcc660f…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B17020: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 e79a292f34605560506b7f4b5c8ea242c9d6e203c8e95ba675565ddb7758571e), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 41bab025d213…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C17002: Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 dc3dc675113683ec3ff2a0e29a840f43e03268151d7f14b922658d7306da5187), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 31aa364bfddf…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25070: Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 862ccc17d913305d11e6f802ce4518d76b30585ea0b05b251cd8cf21f8661386), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4f8d499d9e95…)

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