Statewide Claims to Fame

Spencer is 8th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Spencer is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Spencer is 18th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 11,192 33rd 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 11.0 29th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,019.9 64th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.8% 44th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.0% 56th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.7% 14th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.2% 29th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.2% 49th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Race - White 96.0% 21st 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 73rd 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 42nd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 49th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 47th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 61st 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.5% 35th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.1% 23rd 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Female residents 52.3% 24th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.5% 49th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Housing units 5,431 31st 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 26.6% 18th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 5,087 31st 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 68.7% 46th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $105,300 42nd $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 70th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $26,844 24th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $43,208 46th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 13.1% 39th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Spencer Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,552 25th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $286,217 26th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $26,143 8th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $22,335 30th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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