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Springfield, NJ
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Springfield profile


Living in Springfield



Springfield is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,518 people and three associated neighborhoods, Springfield is the 450th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Springfield are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Springfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Springfield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Springfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Springfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 66.61% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Springfield in 2018 was $68,791, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $275,164 for a family of four. However, Springfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Springfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Springfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Springfield include Portuguese, Italian, German, Polish, and Russian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Springfield's cultural character, accounting for 45.45% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.


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