Spencer, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,466 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,466 (all nonfarm))

Spencer, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,169 (1,090 occupied: 621 owner occupied, 469 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	29%

Housing density: 925 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $414 (lower quartile is $320, upper quartile is $505)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $449

Median gross rent in Spencer, IN in 2007: $589

Housing units in Spencer with a mortgage: 271 (34 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 226

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,142 (it was $75,200 in 2000)

Spencer:	$103,142
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,137 - $129,729

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $107,374
Here: $107,374
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,149
Here: $145,149
State: $148,761

Mobile homes: $14,915
Here: $14,915
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,337

In family households: 1,907 (417 male householders, 202 female householders)
454 spouses, 724 children (647 natural, 19 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 37 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 430 (125 male householders (119 living alone)), 274 female householders (248 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 64 (42 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 305 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 367 1-person, 32 2-persons.

370 married couples with children.
152 single-parent households (20 men, 132 women).

98.2% of residents of Spencer speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 3 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spencer, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 124 5 rooms: 184 6 rooms: 101 7 rooms: 114 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 35

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spencer, Indiana:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 75 4 rooms: 230 5 rooms: 73 6 rooms: 40 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 85
1990 to 1994: 41
1980 to 1989: 101
1970 to 1979: 176
1960 to 1969: 153
1950 to 1959: 135
1940 to 1949: 132
1939 or earlier: 331

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spencer:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 262 3 bedrooms: 254 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spencer:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 104 2 bedrooms: 258 3 bedrooms: 77 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Spencer in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 230 2 vehicles: 239 3 vehicles: 86 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Spencer in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 88 1 vehicle: 250 2 vehicles: 82 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Spencer, IN:

Less than $10,000: 32
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 37
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 26
$80,000 to $89,999: 43
$90,000 to $99,999: 79
$100,000 to $124,999: 175
$125,000 to $149,999: 55
$150,000 to $174,999: 40
$175,000 to $199,999: 23
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Spencer rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Spencer:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 15
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 30
$300 to $349: 43
$350 to $399: 57
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 55
$500 to $549: 67
$550 to $599: 44
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 3
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Spencer, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.6%
Number of people working at home: 20 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 87
5 to 9 minutes: 221
10 to 14 minutes: 135
15 to 19 minutes: 48
20 to 24 minutes: 29
25 to 29 minutes: 77
30 to 34 minutes: 161
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 35
45 to 59 minutes: 68
60 to 89 minutes: 125
90 or more minutes: 41

Spencer mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 871 (81%)
Carpooled: 120 (11%)
Walked: 56 (5%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 20 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 104
$10,000 to $14,999: 93
$15,000 to $19,999: 125
$20,000 to $24,999: 116
$25,000 to $29,999: 102
$30,000 to $34,999: 64
$35,000 to $39,999: 68
$40,000 to $44,999: 77
$45,000 to $49,999: 41
$50,000 to $59,999: 71
$60,000 to $74,999: 69
$75,000 to $99,999: 69
$100,000 to $124,999: 6
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 398

German: 294

Irish: 274

English: 150

Other groups: 149

Scottish: 59

Dutch: 30

French (except Basque): 21

Italian: 16

Swedish: 10

Hungarian: 6

British: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Central America (100%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2034
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 171
South: 121
West: 50

48% of Spencer residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 209
Less than 1 year of college: 32
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 132
Associate degree: 17
Bachelor's degree: 53
Master's degree: 24
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 378
Less than 1 year of college: 89
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 97
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 23
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,678
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,568
Asian householders: $29,044
Some other race householders: $203,539
Two or more races householders: $34,424
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $10,569

Spencer household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Spencer marital status for males

Spencer marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,830
Some other race householders: $99,648
Two or more races householders: $99,648

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 745
One, attached: 43
Two: 68
3 or 4: 61
5 to 9: 5
10 to 19: 31
20 to 49: 33
Mobile homes: 183

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,786

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Spencer:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8

Here:	2.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	14.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	4.9%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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