CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Spencer

Massachusetts · 6,306 residents · 2.11 sq mi

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Spencer is a city of 6,306 people in Massachusetts. Owners hold 44% of the housing stock. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 25% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Median home value sits at $118,600. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.7% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,306

+5%vs 2000

vs 6,032 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(513)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(456)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(409)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(406)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(555)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.6%(1,233)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(816)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(570)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(499)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(475)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(305)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(69)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,691

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,206 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,753

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,975 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,600

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$476

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $542 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

44.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.0% in 2000

55.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(5,829)

Black0.6%(35)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(97)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(6,243)

Black0.5%(32)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(87)

Asian0.5%(31)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.1%(173)

Dominican0.8%(45)

Mexican0.6%(36)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.5%(83)

Laotian1.4%(78)

Filipino0.3%(18)

Asian Indian0.2%(14)

Ancestry

Irish15.4%(869)

English14.3%(809)

French Canadian14%(790)

French12%(677)

American11%(622)

Italian10.1%(569)

Polish3%(171)

Scottish2.3%(133)

Finnish2.3%(132)

Swedish2%(115)

German1.5%(84)

Greek1.2%(68)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.9%(52)

Dutch0.7%(41)

Danish0.6%(32)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(30)

Canadian0.3%(19)

Armenian0.3%(18)

Arab0.3%(17)

Lebanese0.3%(17)

Syrian0.3%(17)

West Indian0.2%(14)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(14)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest French population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.6%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.3%(1,382)

Married35.6%(998)

Widowed5.3%(148)

Divorced9.9%(278)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(510)

Married39.9%(955)

Widowed8.6%(205)

Divorced30.2%(721)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.3%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

+11.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.6%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.2%

+12.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)7.6%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(71)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 210 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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