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97478 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97478 covers Springfield, Oregon, with a population of about 39,267 and a median household income of $79,051.

Population
39,267233 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$79,051about the Oregon median
Poverty rate
11.3%1.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$437,611up 13.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,3149% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
21.9%13.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.9%4.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
580

Where 97478 is

Springfield, Oregon — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population39,267
Median age39.1
Family households74.1%
Born outside the US4.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.4%
White (non-Hispanic)78.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino12%
Veterans9.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$79,051
Income per person$35,262
Poverty rate11.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k21.0%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more6.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,530
Mean adjusted gross income$68,782
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$361,200
Median gross rent$1,314
Rent as a share of household income28.5%
Owner-occupied69.9%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house69.2%
Attached house7.1%
2 to 4 units6.3%
5 to 19 units4.7%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home10.3%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$437,611as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.2%
Typical asking rent$1,758as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$437,611$143,934

$143,934 in 2000 to $437,611 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone73.5%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.3% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.7% 3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.7% 5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.9% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments580
People employed5,503
Annual payroll$269,666,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 88.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.6 out of 100
Community resilience54.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Volcanic activity96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought62.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche36.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave26.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oregon and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOregonUnited States
Median household income$79,051$80,426$78,538
Income per person$35,262$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate11.3%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$361,200$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,314$1,450$1,348
Homeownership69.9%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%5.4%5.2%
Works from home9.5%17%13.5%
Born outside the US4.1%9.7%13.9%
Median age39.140.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLEABURG 1 SW, OR US18.9 km away
Rain in a year67 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January48.7°F / 35.2°F9.01 in rain, 0.5 in snow
February52.6°F / 35.7°F6.96 in rain, 1.2 in snow
March56.7°F / 37.2°F7.55 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April61.4°F / 40°F6.65 in rain
May68.2°F / 44.8°F4.28 in rain
June74°F / 48.7°F2.84 in rain
July83.5°F / 51.9°F0.52 in rain
August84.1°F / 51.4°F0.62 in rain
September77.7°F / 48.1°F2.13 in rain
October65.1°F / 43.4°F5.68 in rain
November53.8°F / 38.6°F9.7 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46.9°F / 34.8°F10.69 in rain, 1.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Springfield School District 1980.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Pleasant Hill School District 110.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Marcola School District 79J7.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Eugene School District 4J1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

97477 Springfield, OR7.9 km away
97475 Springfield, OR8.5 km away
97403 Eugene, OR11.7 km away
97455 Pleasant Hill, OR12.3 km away
97401 Eugene, OR13.2 km away
97440 Eugene, OR13.6 km away
97408 Eugene, OR14.7 km away
97405 Eugene, OR15.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Lane County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area168.4 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq mi
Population density233 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.0561, -122.9171

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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