Spencer is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,466 people and three associated neighborhoods, Spencer is the 211th largest community in Indiana. Spencer has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.When you are in Spencer, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.51% of Spencer’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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 (12.37%), office and administrative support (10.16%), and teaching (6.74%). Also of interest is that Spencer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small town, Spencer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Spencer with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.03% of adults in Spencer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $31,342, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,368 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, Irish, English, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Korean.
