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Spencer, IA Urban Area

10,899 Population
6.1 square miles 1,779.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,631 ±$3,098 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$56,265 ±$8,930 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

14.2% ±3.4% (1,503  ±366) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

17.7 minutes ±3 (88,030  ±15,864) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

4,937 ±236 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.1 (10,578  ±228) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.5% ±1.9% (75  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

5,432 ±189 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$179,400 ±$10,664 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.3% ±4.1% (1,539  ±444.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

95.1% ±6.7% (7,204  ±565.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
29.4% ±4.3% (2,226  ±333.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent 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

1.3% ±0.8% (144  ±86) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.1% ±2% (686  ±173) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
686 Total veterans ±173 673 Male ±170 13 Female ±22

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