Editing Springfield, Ohio (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 593
|1820= 1868
|1830= 1080
|1840= 2062
|1850= 5108
|1860= 7002
|1870= 12652
|1880= 20730
|1890= 31895
|1900= 38253
|1910= 46921
|1920= 60840
|1930= 68743
|1940= 70662
|1950= 78508
|1960= 82723
|1970= 81926
|1980= 72563
|1990= 70487
|2000= 65358
|2010= 60608
|2020= 58662
|estyear=2023
|estimate=58082
|estref=
|footnote=<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609134342/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308120550/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116175623/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/springfieldcityohio,US/PST045221|title=Springfield city, Ohio|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=July 6, 2022|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918035257/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/springfieldcityohio,US/PST045221|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> the median income for a household in the city was $32,193, and the median income for a family was $39,890. Males had a median income of $32,027 versus $23,155 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,660. 16.9% of the population and 13.5% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 23.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Springfield city, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web |title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Springfield city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3974118&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918035125/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3974118 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Springfield city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3974118&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918035258/https://data.census.gov/akam/13/316d667d |url-status=live }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Springfield city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3974118&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918035134/https://data.census.gov/assets/codes-6d06e20f.svg |url-status=live }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|50,663
|44,946
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,107
|77.52%
|74.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68.37%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,832
|10,876
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,913
|18.10%
|17.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.60%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|193
|167
|style='background: #ffffe6; |160
|0.30%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|446
|446
|style='background: #ffffe6; |472
|0.68%
|0.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.80%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|14
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|138
|169
|style='background: #ffffe6; |335
|0.21%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,302
|2,159
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,766
|1.99%
|3.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|770
|1,824
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,865
|1.18%
|3.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.88%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''65,358'''
|'''60,608'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''58,662'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="American FactFinder2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=March 20, 2010|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204847/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> there were 60,608 people, 24,459 households, and 14,399 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,693.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 28,437 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,263.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 18.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], nil% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 4.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 24,459 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, 5.9% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 41.1% were non-families. Of all households, 34.1% were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38, and the average family size was 3.01.

In the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

===Crime===
From 2012 through 2014, the city experienced a 21% increase in violent crime; from 618 per 100,000 persons to 750. Also during those years, occurrences of murder and non-negligent manslaughter steadily increased; from 5 to 7.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2012|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/6tabledatadecpdf/table-6|publisher=FBI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2013|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/tables/6tabledatadecpdf/table-6|publisher=FBI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2014|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2014/crime-in-the-u.s.-2014/tables/table-6|publisher=FBI|access-date=October 30, 2015|archive-date=November 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127080717/https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2014/crime-in-the-u.s.-2014/tables/table-6|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Springfield's violent crime reached a 14-year high,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wedell|first1=Katie|title=Violent crime in Springfield at 14-year high|url=http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/violent-crime-in-springfield-at-14-year-high/nqqbQ/|work=[[Springfield News-Sun]]|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wichie|first1=Allison|title=Springfield residents fed up with crime, ready to fight back|url=http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-residents-fed-up-with-crime-ready-to-f/nrGCt/|work=[[Springfield News-Sun]]|access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref> but this rate has since decreased.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Perry|first1=Parker|title=Most crime rates drop in Springfield in 2018, homicides rise|url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime--law/most-crime-rates-drop-springfield-2018-homicides-rise/DfGvip8dRj1zI3eHCXoe8H/|work=[[Springfield News-Sun]]|date=March 24, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828124400/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime--law/most-crime-rates-drop-springfield-2018-homicides-rise/DfGvip8dRj1zI3eHCXoe8H/|url-status=live}}</ref>