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Spencer, IA Urban Area

10,956 Population
6.1 square miles 1,788.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,620 ±$2,966 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,284 ±$6,358 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.9% ±3% (1,480  ±322) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16 minutes ±2.7 (79,270  ±14,282) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,999 ±236 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (10,643  ±221) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±2.2% (75  ±47) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,491 ±185 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$183,700 ±$11,780 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±2.7% (1,069  ±290.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.1% ±6.8% (7,037  ±562.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
31% ±4.1% (2,370  ±317.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent 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

3.4% ±1.9% (372  ±203) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±2.2% (610  ±183) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
610 Total veterans ±183 595 Male ±179 15 Female ±23

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