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Spencer County, IN

19,871 Population
396.9 square miles 50.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,718 ±$1,876 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Indiana: $37,178 ±$184
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$70,890 ±$6,112 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Indiana: $70,051 ±$293
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

6.6% ±1.1% (1,294  ±220) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 12.2% 807,582 (±0.2% / ±11,348)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

26.2 minutes ±1.4 (240,830  ±15,343) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 24 70,444,496 (±0.1 / ±412,801)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

7,979 ±174 Number of households
  • Indiana: 2,681,537 ±6,532
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (19,553  ±17) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,633,174
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.5% ±1.3% (141  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Indiana: 5.5% 86,259 (±0.1% / ±2,195)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

8,685 ±63 Number of housing units
  • Indiana: 2,953,344 ±390
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$180,200 ±$9,570 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Indiana: $201,600 ±$922
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10% ±1.7% (1,963  ±342.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Indiana: 13.1% 880,515 (±0.2% / ±12,438.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

93.1% ±4.1% (13,179  ±583.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Indiana: 90.2% 4,113,653 (±0.3% / ±15,656.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
21.2% ±2% (3,008  ±278.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Indiana: 28.8% 1,313,086 (±0.2% / ±9,554.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% (476  ±139) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 5.9% 404,588
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.9% ±1.2% (1,220  ±191) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 6.5% 338,153 (±0.1% / ±3,149)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,220 Total veterans ±191 1,128 Male ±173 92 Female ±48

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