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Springfield, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Springfield is a Census CDP of 31,154 people across 7.85 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $125,999, 66.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 97 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $38.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Springfield
What Springfield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.85 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,971
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfax 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
- Population31,154
- Median age41.6
- Population under 186,369
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over6,824
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent
- Households10,399
- Family households7,266
- Share of households that are families69.9 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$125,999
- Per capita income$52,500
- Civilian labor force16,074
- Employed14,966
- Unemployed1,108 plus or minus 321
- Unemployment rate6.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over21,898
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Springfield
Housing in Springfield
- Housing units10,801
- Occupied units10,399
- Vacant units402 plus or minus 159
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied6,864
- Renter occupied3,535
- Ownership rate66.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$640,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,656
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.3 percent
- Single family units7,558
- Share single family70.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,186
- Share in buildings of two or more29.5 percent
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute12,170
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,816
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,832
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.9 percent
- Drove alone58.4 percent
- Carpooled12.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport7.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home17.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Springfield
SBA loans in Springfield (7(a))
- Approvals97
- Gross approval$38,269,800
- Average approval$394,534
- Median approval$130,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,011,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported884
- Jobs per approval9.1
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full15
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.2 percent
- Share to franchises19.6 percent
- Distinct lenders35
- Distinct industries by NAICS60
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Springfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 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
SBA loans in Springfield (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$3,840,000
- Average approval$480,000
- Median approval$374,500
- Largest approval$1,171,000
- Jobs supported44
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Springfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairfax County, not Springfield
Fairfax County context, not Springfield figures
- Establishments in Fairfax County31,931
- Covered employment, Fairfax County636,430
- Average annual pay, Fairfax County$114,100
- Housing units permitted, Fairfax County2,861
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfax 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.
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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, Virginia?
31,154, in 10,399 households. Springfield CDP covers 7.85 square miles of land, which is 3,971 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?
Fairfax 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?
$125,999. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $640,300. Median gross rent is $2,656 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?
97 7(a) approvals totaling $38.3 m since FY2020, across 35 lenders, median approval $130,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $3.8 m since FY2010. 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 17 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.
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 Fairfax 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.