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| Springfield |
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| Population 2000: | 152,082 |
| Population 2002: | 151,915 |
| Area codes: | 413 |
| Elevation: | 70 feet |
| Land area: | 32.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 8.0% (2.7% Latin America, 2.6% Europe, 1.9% Asia) |
| County: | Hampden |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.8%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (11.7%). |
| Population growth: | -167 (-0.11%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 48.8% |
| Hispanic: | 27.2% |
| Black: | 21.0% |
| Other race: | 16.4% |
| Two or more races: | 4.0% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.0% |
| American Indian: | 1.0% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 39.9% |
| Never married: | 38.4% |
| Divorced: | 10.2% |
| Widowed: | 7.5% |
| Separated: | 4.0% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $87,300 |
| Household income: | $30,417 |
| Resident age: | 31.9 years |
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| Springfield Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 73.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.4% |
| Unemployed: | 8.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.9% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 896.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 585 (380.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 107 (69.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 12 (7.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 5,117 (3323.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 3,808 (2473.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 2,270 (1474.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 2,400 (1558.8 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 12.6% |
| Italian: | 9.3% |
| French: | 8.2% |
| Polish: | 6.0% |
| English: | 4.8% |
| French Canadian: | 4.4% |