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Census tracts · Springfield, IL

Census tracts in Springfield, Illinois

36 census tracts lie mostly within Springfield, and 10 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $21,358 in Tract 9 to $117,950 in Tract 31, against $66,064 for Springfield as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Springfield earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Springfield and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Springfield

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Springfield.

Census tracts in or partly in Springfield, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Springfield (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 5.03171670005032.4 mi northSangamon County3,072±402$50,449$100,200$937100%
Tract 8171670008001.3 mi northSangamon County1,573±360$35,927$41,500$954100%
Tract 9171670009001.4 mi northSangamon County1,851±498$21,358$92,700$290100%
Tract 10.04171670010042.8 mi westSangamon County4,717±695$55,070$170,100$965100%
Tract 11171670011001.9 mi westSangamon County2,437±578$68,684$148,200$990100%
Tract 12171670012001.2 mi westSangamon County3,105±428$75,625$142,900$864100%
Tract 13171670013001.1 mi northwestSangamon County1,315±497$41,962$124,900$833100%
Tract 14171670014000.6 mi northSangamon County1,127±120$30,871not published$525100%
Tract 19171670019000.7 mi westSangamon County3,132±515$52,231$119,500$806100%
Tract 22171670022001.2 mi southwestSangamon County3,315±400$68,750$114,300$1,116100%
Tract 23171670023000.8 mi southSangamon County2,006±363$22,593$56,700$1,033100%
Tract 42171670042000.6 mi northeastSangamon County1,612±423$25,556$89,300$849100%
Tract 1817167001800at the center pointSangamon County1,820±406$50,893$94,500$1,01199%
Tract 4171670004002.3 mi northSangamon County2,634±417$52,741$90,900$1,04499%
Tract 20.02171670020023.8 mi southwestSangamon County2,706±390$96,311$219,600$98993%
Tract 29171670029004.0 mi southwestSangamon County5,268±829$92,661$194,000$1,10292%
Tract 26171670026001.5 mi southSangamon County3,010±714$48,409$81,400$98892%
Tract 5.04171670005043.1 mi northeastSangamon County2,679±482$81,010$120,500$1,37691%
Tract 16171670016001.4 mi eastSangamon County2,408±544$22,063$63,400$1,05890%
Tract 3171670003002.2 mi northwestSangamon County2,610±556$45,814$73,400$84089%
Tract 10.03171670010033.7 mi westSangamon County1,818±471$100,000$166,200$95789%
Tract 24171670024001.6 mi southeastSangamon County2,986±546$26,148$49,600$88887%
Tract 36.04171670036044.6 mi westSangamon County5,599±634$89,280$292,600$1,33986%
Tract 5.01171670005013.7 mi northeastSangamon County2,553±499$101,250$174,400$1,25084%
Tract 20.01171670020012.9 mi westSangamon County3,959±649$110,725$238,100$2,57384%
Tract 2.01171670002013.7 mi northwestSangamon County2,645±380$82,063$134,100$98381%
Tract 10.01171670010013.3 mi westSangamon County2,067±214$105,510$200,400$1,00081%
Tract 31171670031007.0 mi southSangamon County7,742±605$117,950$267,500$1,10075%
Tract 30171670030004.8 mi southSangamon County5,913±778$63,039$182,000$1,21175%
Tract 2.02171670002022.5 mi northwestSangamon County2,937±573$51,417$97,500$88072%
Tract 6171670006002.4 mi northeastSangamon County4,427±957$36,951$71,700$81263%
Tract 25171670025002.6 mi southeastSangamon County5,905±1,209$54,250$130,600$93058%
Tract 21171670021001.9 mi southwestSangamon County3,465±380$96,207$229,100$1,08257%
Tract 1171670001003.9 mi northSangamon County3,567±501$59,112$93,400$73854%
Tract 28.02171670028022.9 mi southwestSangamon County3,251±596$51,375$90,000$1,02852%
Tract 36.02171670036025.0 mi westSangamon County4,896±370$117,702$262,100$1,22550%
Tract 36.03171670036037.4 mi southwestSangamon County5,846±557$151,212$366,700$1,38350%
Tract 7171670007002.0 mi northeastSangamon County1,653±237$49,097$69,400$1,01145%
Tract 27171670027002.6 mi southSangamon County3,085±419$61,719$100,400$1,03642%
Tract 32.01171670032016.9 mi southSangamon County4,494±411$119,231$252,400$1,39434%
Tract 38.01171670038015.7 mi northeastSangamon County2,435±328$71,938$140,500$94031%
Tract 28.01171670028012.2 mi southwestSangamon County3,000±393$53,902$102,100$96619%
Tract 39.01171670039019.0 mi southeastSangamon County5,307±468$116,250$279,500$1,48311%
Tract 32.03171670032039.6 mi southSangamon County6,930±677$127,721$309,100$1,37911%
Tract 39.02171670039028.4 mi eastSangamon County3,954±361$118,651$252,400$1,1375%
Tract 37.02171670037029.2 mi northSangamon County4,065±425$139,554$300,000$1,1443%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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