Spencer is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,500 people and three associated neighborhoods, Spencer is the 211th largest community in Indiana. Spencer has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Spencer is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.80% of the Spencer workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Spencer is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Spencer who work in food service (10.18%), healthcare suport services (8.14%), and management occupations (6.55%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Spencer spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.79 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small town, Spencer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Spencer citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.97% of adults 25 and older in Spencer have a college degree. The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $30,884, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,536 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 English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Italian.
