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Spencer township, Jennings County, IN

2,782 Population
48.9 square miles 56.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.9 ±12.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jennings County: 40.3 ±0.9
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,020 ±$8,804 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jennings County: $31,235 ±$1,431
  • a little less than the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,566 ±$39,357 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jennings County: $69,322 ±$3,369
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

1.6% ±1.7% (40  ±44) Persons below poverty line
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Jennings County: 12.6% † 3,371 (±2.2% / ±577)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Indiana: 12.3% 821,528 (±0.2% / ±13,330)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.8 minutes ±2 (30,540  ±10,102) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Jennings County: 26.1 307,275 (±1.7 / ±24,818)
  • a little higher than the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

943 ±209 Number of households
  • Jennings County: 10,944 ±242
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.4 (2,782  ±713) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jennings County: 2.5 27,186 (±0.1 / ±21)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.6% ±14.3% (82  ±94) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Jennings County: 7.4% † 449 (±2.9% / ±177)
  • more than double the rate in Indiana: 5.4% 85,809 (±0.2% / ±2,404)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

975 ±212 Number of housing units
  • Jennings County: 11,731 ±32
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$195,000 ±$17,243 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jennings County: $161,500 ±$7,538
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.2% ±6.5% (222  ±184.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jennings County: 9.7% † 2,629 (±2% / ±547.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Indiana: 12.7% 860,071 (±0.2% / ±12,028.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95% ±31.5% (1,634  ±377.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jennings County: 87.7% 16,760 (±4.6% / ±879.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±5.9% (270  ±119.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Jennings County: 14.8% † 2,823 (±2.1% / ±400.2)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.6% ±4% (113  ±84) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jennings County: 7.1% † 1,507 (±1.2% / ±253)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
113 Total veterans ±84 113 Male ±84 N/A Female ±13

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