COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Spencer County

Indiana · 19,490 residents · 397 sq mi

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Spencer County is home to 19,490 people in Indiana. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $46,900. Renters pay $284 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 9.9%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,490

−4%vs 2000

vs 20,391 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

397 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,353)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,568)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,521)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,412)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,127)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(3,193)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(2,829)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(2,175)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,768)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(1,450)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(800)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(294)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,777

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,451 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,462

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,000 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,900

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $423 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

18.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(19,793)

Black0.5%(110)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(303)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(19,213)

Black0.8%(160)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(117)

Asian0.2%(48)

Other0.4%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(543)

Central American0.3%(69)

Guatemalan0.2%(39)

Salvadoran0.2%(30)

Puerto Rican0.1%(27)

South American0.1%(23)

Peruvian0.1%(23)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(27)

Asian Indian0%(8)

Korean0%(4)

Filipino0%(4)

Burmese0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Ancestry

German36.1%(7,201)

English19%(3,797)

Irish10.2%(2,041)

American6.5%(1,294)

French1.9%(371)

Italian1.4%(283)

Scottish1.2%(246)

Dutch0.9%(183)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(137)

Polish0.5%(92)

Welsh0.5%(91)

Norwegian0.4%(72)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.3%(65)

Belgian0.3%(58)

Swedish0.3%(58)

Russian0.3%(52)

Greek0.2%(44)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(22)

British0.1%(21)

Czech0.1%(21)

Danish0.1%(21)

Hungarian0.1%(17)

Serbian0.1%(17)

Latvian0.1%(15)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

French Canadian0%(8)

Ethiopian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(6)

Armenian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Finnish0%(2)

Israeli0%(2)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married26.9%(2,275)

Married60.1%(5,083)

Widowed4.1%(347)

Divorced8.8%(748)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(1,717)

Married58.6%(4,713)

Widowed8.5%(684)

Divorced11.6%(929)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 63.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% 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)14.1%(150)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(259)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(406)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(62)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,067 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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