County population in 2016: 20,914 (all rural); it was 20,391 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,257 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,352 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,316 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,473 (it was 1,253 in 2000)
% of renters here:
17%
State:
30%
Land area: 399 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 52 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Spencer County: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $56,916 ($42,451 in 1999)
This county:
$56,916
Indiana:
$52,314
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $431 (lower quartile is $309, upper quartile is $565)
This county:
$431
State:
$619
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $126,062 (it was $85,400 in 2000)
Spencer:
$126,062
Indiana:
$134,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,595 - $186,737 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $997 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $371
Institutionalized population: 199
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $853 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $779 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 9.3%
Spencer County:
9.3%
Indiana:
14.1%
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.7% for Black residents, 19.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 44.4% for American Indian residents, 14.2% for other race residents, 13.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.0 years old
(Males: 42.6 years old, Females: 43.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.3 years old, Black residents: 31.8 years old, American Indian residents: 45.6 years old, Asian residents: 29.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18.8 years old, Other race residents: 27.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Spencer County is $387 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.
Current college students: 573 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 274 (37.5% naturalized citizens)
Spencer County:
1.3%
Whole state:
5.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 80
1990 to 1999: 94
1980 to 1989: 30
1970 to 1979: 8
Before 1970: 15
Note: State values scaled to Spencer County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,295
One, attached: 33
Two: 259
3 or 4: 140
5 to 9: 50
10 to 19: 64
20 or more: 100
Mobile homes: 1,034
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Spencer County with a mortgage: 3,847 (60 second mortgage, 512 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,785
Here:
60.0% with mortgage
State:
65.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Spencer County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
4,309
8
Mainline Protestant
3,486
22
Evangelical Protestant
2,098
21
Other
-
1
None
11,059
-
Spencer County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Spencer County:
1.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.49 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Spencer County:
6.41 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:
4.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Spencer County:
9.5%
Indiana:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Spencer County:
29.0%
State:
29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.5%
State:
14.3%
Agriculture in Spencer County:
Average size of farms: 261 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58,611 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $184.44 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.34% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.45% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61,893 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 72.45% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79,602 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.22% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.25 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.39% Corn for grain: 51264 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 4285 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 49676 harvested acres Vegetables: 56 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Spencer County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Spencer County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from the county center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 72.6 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.0 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 167.5 miles away from Spencer County center On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1997: June 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1828: March 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1828, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to October 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1795: September 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1795, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Indiana Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3197: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3197, Natural disaster type: Snow
Indiana Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 03, 2004 to July 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1542: September 01, 2004, FEMA Id: 1542, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Indiana Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to March 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1165: March 06, 1997, FEMA Id: 1165, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Indiana Blizzard of 96, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1109: April 02, 1996, FEMA Id: 1109, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
Indiana Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 1990 to January 22, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-891: January 05, 1991, FEMA Id: 891, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Spencer County (11) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Production occupations (10%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (64%)
Other Southern Europe (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Canada (3%)
Hungary (2%)
England (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Spencer County (%):
German (37%)
American (15%)
English (9%)
Irish (7%)
Scottish (2%)
European (1%)
Dutch (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 6,640 (84.1%)
Carpooled: 653 (8.3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0.5%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 88 (1.1%)
Bicycle: 2 (0.0%)
Walked: 102 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 370 (4.7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Spencer County, Indiana in 2000:
163 people in religious group quarters
144 people in nursing homes
56 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Spencer County, Indiana in 2010:
169 people in other noninstitutional facilities
139 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
60 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $52,152.
5.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,206 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.09%
Indiana average:
5.59%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.34% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($22,065 average AGI)
1.75% relocated from other states ($12,143 average AGI)
Spencer County:
1.75%
Indiana average:
2.09%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.62% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,858 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.62%
Indiana average:
5.83%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,699 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($10,159 average AGI)
Spencer County:
1.78%
Indiana average:
2.32%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Spencer County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,385 (2,864 aged, 521 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 452 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Spencer County, Indiana in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (286)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (208)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (164)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (105)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,086 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 887 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 44
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,914
In family households: 17,897 (3,431 male householders, 2,402 female householders)
4,990 spouses, 5,907 children (5,320 natural, 210 adopted, 374 stepchildren), 355 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 142 other relatives, 393 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,689 (1,105 male householders (873 living alone)), 1,131 female householders (1,034 living alone)), 445 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 295
Size of family households: 2,928 2-persons, 1,263 3-persons, 1,093 4-persons, 392 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.
3,583 married couples with children.
665 single-parent households (243 men, 422 women).
96.9% of residents of Spencer speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $106,110,000 ($5,225 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,222,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,952,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,071,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,511,000 Federal grants: $24,757,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,331,000 ($341,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,489,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $715,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,956,000 Federal Government insurance: $28,212,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,257
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 962
Here:
47 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +64
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+9 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -200
Here:
-10 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Spencer County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 57
2010 to 2013: 201
2000 to 2009: 1,126
1990 to 1999: 1,474
1980 to 1989: 1,088
1970 to 1979: 1,575
1960 to 1969: 919
1950 to 1959: 752
1940 to 1949: 379
1939 or earlier: 1,411
Note: State values scaled to Spencer population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Spencer County, Indiana
Note: State values scaled to Spencer County population
no vehicle: 124
1 vehicle: 1,188
2 vehicles: 2,585
3 vehicles: 1,702
4 vehicles: 674
5+ vehicles: 388
no vehicle: 171
1 vehicle: 764
2 vehicles: 397
3 vehicles: 162
4 vehicles: 15
5+ vehicles: 0
91% of Spencer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Indiana.
Spencer County:
91.4%
State average:
85.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,702
Other state: 5,822
Northeast: 175
Midwest: 1,477
South: 3,871
West: 266
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Spencer County
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43.0 years
37.6 years
(50.7%)
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