Population 5,233 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Tom Watkins
Household size in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.19 | 2.24 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.45 | 2.27 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.24 | 2.18 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.45 | 2.25 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.26 | +0.01 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Tom Watkins run small, averaging 2.45 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Still, the typical household here is bigger than in Springfield overall, where it has 2.25 people. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.19, even as the national average fell. Of Springfield's 23 neighborhoods, only two have larger households.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 31.9 | 37.2 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 34.3 | 37.3 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 30.5 | 38.2 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.7 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 30.5, Tom Watkins is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 37.1, even as the national median rose. Residents skew youngest in the southwest and oldest in the center.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.9% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.6% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 19.6% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.4% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in seven households in Tom Watkins (15.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%. Tom Watkins has a higher share of single-parent households than the great majority of Springfield neighborhoods.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Tom Watkins
Renters in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.4% | 42.4% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 50.8% | 45.2% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 53.8% | 49.3% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 44.6% | 47.5% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +8.3 pts | +5.1 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is more common in Tom Watkins than nationally: 44.6% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% for the U.S. Among homeowners, 51.8% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the northwest; owners are most common in the east. The renter share is up 8.3 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.7% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.6% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Just as many homes sit empty in Tom Watkins as nationally: 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Springfield as a whole (7.3%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1966 | 1976 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1972 | 1977 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1980 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1980 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Tom Watkins was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). The median year built has moved up from 1966 in 2006–10, a sign of steady new building. Newer construction is concentrated in the northwest, while the center has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $613 | $682 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $599 | $753 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $775 | $830 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $960 | $1,070 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$348 | +$387 | +$383 | +$606 |
Rent in Tom Watkins runs $960 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $348 a month from 2006–10, a 57% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 25.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. The priciest rents are in the northwest; the most affordable are in the east.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Tom Watkins
Bachelor's degrees in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 28.5% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 29.5% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.1% | 30.7% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.4% | 33.5% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.0 pts | +4.9 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Tom Watkins have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.4%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree is up 5.0 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. Only two of Springfield's 23 neighborhoods have a lower share of college graduates.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.2% | 88.2% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.8% | 89.8% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.9% | 91.5% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.3% | 93.4% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.1 pts | +5.2 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in seven adults in Tom Watkins never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 9.1 points, mirroring the country. Tom Watkins has a lower share of high school graduates than the great majority of Springfield neighborhoods.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Tom Watkins
| Period | Tom Watkins | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.0% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 12.0% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | −3.3 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Tom Watkins is close to the national rate: 4.7% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Springfield overall (3.8%). Unemployment is down 4.3 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Tom Watkins compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Watkins | 2.45 | 30.5 | 15.4% | 44.6% | 9.6% | 1976 | $960 | 12.4% | 86.3% | 4.7% |
| Heart of the Westside | 2.60 | 29.3 | 12.7% | 54.0% | 11.7% | 1962 | $939 | 7.3% | 74.9% | 11.9% |
| Woodland Heights | 2.19 | 35.1 | 10.7% | 59.4% | 11.6% | 1946 | $978 | 15.6% | 92.3% | 13.9% |
| Grant Beach | 2.76 | 31.1 | 17.6% | 57.7% | 24.0% | 1947 | $917 | 14.8% | 82.4% | 5.1% |
| Doling | 2.16 | 38.2 | 12.9% | 43.9% | 10.0% | 1966 | $865 | 15.3% | 93.7% | 10.1% |
| Midtown Springfield | 2.34 | 25.1 | 7.4% | 65.2% | 13.9% | 1946 | $710 | 23.6% | 87.8% | 2.4% |
| Westside Community Betterment | 2.19 | 36.6 | 13.2% | 62.5% | 6.2% | 1974 | $987 | 17.8% | 87.2% | 5.3% |
| West Central | 2.10 | 32.7 | 15.2% | 72.5% | 10.6% | 1951 | $905 | 18.6% | 86.7% | 10.3% |
| Downtown Springfield | 1.66 | 30.1 | 7.7% | 93.9% | 15.5% | 1960 | $861 | 27.2% | 89.0% | 2.7% |
| Young-Lilly | 2.43 | 38.0 | 10.9% | 38.2% | 3.7% | 1995 | $1,028 | 31.6% | 95.2% | 6.0% |
| Robberson | 2.38 | 32.9 | 20.0% | 74.5% | 11.0% | 1958 | $911 | 14.2% | 87.6% | 3.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Tom Watkins. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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