The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Spencer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Spencer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Spencer, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.02 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of Spencer overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Spencer, 24.25% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $43,291, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,164 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spencer include Irish, English, French, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
