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Spencer, MA Urban Area

8,262 Population
5.2 square miles 1,595.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.5 ±6.2 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,203 ±$4,877 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,472 ±$8,502 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.8% ±3.9% (1,136  ±335) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.8 minutes ±1.4 (124,245  ±19,712) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,921 ±434 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.3 (8,251  ±740) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±4.7% (51  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,414 ±482 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$364,200 ±$30,233 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.5% ±3.7% (532  ±305.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.3% ±6.6% (5,901  ±735.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.3% ±3.8% (1,407  ±286.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-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

4.1% ±2% (336  ±164) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±3.1% (508  ±229) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
508 Total veterans ±229 461 Male ±223 47 Female ±41

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