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Spencer town, Tioga County, NY

2,917 Population
49.1 square miles 59.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Tioga County: 44.8 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,678 ±$3,437 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Tioga County: $41,785 ±$1,814
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,309 ±$18,940 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Tioga County: $72,739 ±$3,285
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.4% ±6.8% (418  ±198) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tioga County: 13.4% † 6,315 (±1.9% / ±891)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.7 minutes ±4.6 (38,090  ±4,178) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Tioga County: 23 446,060 (±0.9 / ±22,472)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,185 ±98 Number of households
  • Tioga County: 20,347 ±312
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (2,899  ±40) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Tioga County: 2.3 47,210 (±0 / ±18)
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±2.8% (22  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tioga County: 4.1% † 385 (±1.3% / ±122)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,357 ±127 Number of housing units
  • Tioga County: 22,104 ±103
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$174,000 ±$27,353 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tioga County: $160,800 ±$6,535
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.7% ±3.8% (164  ±110.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tioga County: 7.9% † 3,736 (±1.4% / ±682.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.5% ±8.5% (1,850  ±219.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Tioga County: 91.4% 31,679 (±3.1% / ±1,068.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.7% ±5.1% (459  ±107.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tioga County: 25.3% 8,754 (±1.7% / ±576.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about two-thirds 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

1.9% ±1.1% (55  ±31) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tioga County: 2.1% 1,011
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±3.4% (165  ±77) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tioga County: 8.3% † 3,167 (±1% / ±371)
  • about double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
165 Total veterans ±77 165 Male ±77 N/A Female ±14

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