Springfield, Tennessee demographics

Springfield, TN demographics: median age 34.5; 16.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Springfield city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4770500. The survey estimates a population of 19,255 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Springfield is 34.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 6,893 households (±255). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.5 ±1.4	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	5,224 ±530	27.1% ±2.8 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	4,596 ±491	23.9% ±2.6 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	7,184 ±674	37.3% ±3.5 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,251 ±305	11.7% ±1.6 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	9,879 ±324	51.3% ±1.7 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	9,376 ±323	48.7% ±1.7 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	9,417 ±627	48.9% ±3.3 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,041 ±434	21.0% ±2.3 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	157 ±151 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	156 ±133 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,641 ±746	13.7% ±3.9 pp	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,835 ±787	14.7% ±4.1 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,080 ±464	73.1% ±2.4 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,175 ±464	26.9% ±2.4 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,529 ±288	36.7% ±4.0 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	550 ±168	8.0% ±2.4 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,296 ±265	18.8% ±3.8 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,984 ±377	28.8% ±5.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	534 ±180	7.7% ±2.6 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,401 ±286	34.8% ±3.9 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,492 ±383	65.2% ±5.0 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,984 ±377	28.8% ±5.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,786 ±302	25.9% ±4.3 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,348 ±310	19.6% ±4.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,137 ±250	16.5% ±3.6 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	367 ±157	5.3% ±2.3 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	193 ±102 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	78 ±60 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	16,391 ±517	85.1% ±2.7 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,864 ±514	14.9% ±2.7 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,555
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	13,041 ±575	74.3% ±3.1 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	4,357 ±505	24.8% ±2.9 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	63 ±109 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	48 ±81 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,393
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,836 ±385	14.8% ±3.1 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,786 ±599	46.7% ±4.6 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,959 ±324	15.8% ±2.6 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	753 ±232	6.1% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,474 ±316	11.9% ±2.5 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	585 ±176	4.7% ±1.4 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 19,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	15,878 ±696	83.2% ±3.6 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,811 ±634	9.5% ±3.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	746 ±262	3.9% ±1.4 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	414 ±259 · low precision	2.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	238 ±220 · low precision	1.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

22.1% of Springfield residents (±3.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 84.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Springfield	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	22.1% ±3.0 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.4% ±3.7 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.8% ±1.3 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Springfield . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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