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Springfield, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Springfield is a Census city of 2,125 people across 1.88 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $59,434, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Springfield
What Springfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.88 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,132
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Springfield
How many people live in Springfield
- Population2,125
- Median age44.1
- Population under 18533 plus or minus 108
- Share under 1825.1 percent
- Population 65 and over590
- Share 65 and over27.8 percent
- Households892
- Family households550
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Springfield
Income and work in Springfield
- Median household income$59,434
- Per capita income$28,508
- Civilian labor force968
- Employed912
- Unemployed56 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over1,479
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Springfield
Housing in Springfield
- Housing units973
- Occupied units892
- Vacant units81 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate8.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied653
- Renter occupied239 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate73.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$820
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent
- Single family units768
- Share single family78.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more205 plus or minus 58
- Share in buildings of two or more21.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Springfield
How Springfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute823
- Commuting under 15 minutes472 plus or minus 113
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more197 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone69.2 percent
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home9.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Springfield
SBA loans in Springfield (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Springfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Springfield
Flood risk in Springfield
- NFIP communityCity of Springfield
- NFIP community number270038
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The City of Springfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270038 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brown County, not Springfield
Brown County context, not Springfield figures
- Establishments in Brown County786
- Covered employment, Brown County13,221
- Average annual pay, Brown County$55,442
- Housing units permitted, Brown County35
Every figure in this section is published for Brown County as a whole and is not a measurement of Springfield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Springfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Springfield, Minnesota?
2,125, in 892 households. Springfield city covers 1.88 square miles of land, which is 1,132 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Springfield in?
Brown County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Springfield?
$59,434. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,300. Median gross rent is $820 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Springfield businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Springfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Springfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Springfield. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Springfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Springfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Springfield, city of, community 270038, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Springfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brown County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Springfield.
Is zoning published for Springfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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