CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Spencer

Wisconsin · 1,757 residents · 1.97 sq mi

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Spencer is a city of 1,757 people in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $43,900. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $304 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,757

−9%vs 2000

vs 1,932 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(138)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(106)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(116)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(307)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(240)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(148)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(139)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,405

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,665 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,775

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,665 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$304

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $418 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,903)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(18)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(1,750)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0.2%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American0.9%(15)

Colombian0.9%(15)

Mexican0.6%(10)

Ancestry

German60.4%(1,018)

Polish11.7%(198)

Irish9.6%(162)

English2.4%(41)

French2.4%(40)

Dutch2.3%(38)

Norwegian2.3%(38)

Swedish1.2%(20)

Finnish0.8%(13)

American0.7%(12)

Portuguese0.7%(12)

Czech0.7%(11)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.7%(11)

Scottish0.7%(11)

Swiss0.7%(11)

Danish0.4%(7)

British0.3%(5)

French Canadian0.3%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.5 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 9.2 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 married26.4%(179)

Married42.9%(291)

Widowed3.8%(26)

Divorced26.8%(182)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(101)

Married45.9%(280)

Widowed6.1%(37)

Divorced31.5%(192)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.3%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 77.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+17.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% 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)16.7%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.1%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 78 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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