Spencer is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 11,418 people and three associated neighborhoods, Spencer is the 35th largest community in Iowa.

One of the benefits of Spencer is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.67 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Spencer is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.80% of adults in Spencer have a college degree.

The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $37,510, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,040 for a family of four. However, Spencer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Spencer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spencer residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spencer include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.