Spencer, TN Demographic Data
Spencer, TN Summary
Spencer is located in Van Buren County in Tennessee
- Population: 1,835
- Area: 6.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.87 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 267.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,803.15 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Spencer, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
834
52%
50.8
Male
760
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,594
323,128,000
Spencer, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
95
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
83
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
89
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
79
5.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
60
3.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
207
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
172
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
219
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
90
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
115
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
205
12.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
119
7.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
61
3.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,283
80.5%
77.2
Female
655
51.1%
51.3
Male
628
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,239
77.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
455
28.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
385
24.2%
15.2
Female
220
57.1%
55.8
Male
165
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Spencer, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,561
97.9%
96.8
White
1,547
97.1%
72.6
Black or African American
14
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
33
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2
0.1%
17.8
Mexican
2
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,592
99.9%
82.2
Spencer, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
134
11.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
130
10.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
559
47.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
190
16.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
28
2.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
72
6.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
75
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
264
22.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
924
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
147
12.4%
31.2
Spencer, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
261
19.7%
33.7%
Now Married
636
47.9%
47.5
Divorced
237
17.9%
11.0%
Separated
59
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
134
10.1
5.8%
Spencer, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,497
99.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2
0.1%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Spencer, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
74
12.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
38
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
143
24.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
65
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
77
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
116
19.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
54
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
13
2.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
31,429
57,617
Per capita income
16,843
31,128
Spencer, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
34
6.4%
9.8
Construction
40
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
145
27.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
41
7.7%
6.6
Information
18
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
94
17.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14
2.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
21
3.9%
11.4
Public administration
59
11.0%
4.6
Retail trade
38
7.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
16
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
45
8.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
144
26.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
92
17.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
133
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
121
22.6%
18.1%
Spencer, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
520
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
442
85.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
29
5.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
5
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
44
8.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.0
26.6
Spencer, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
26
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
202
34.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
201
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
159
27.0%
21.0
Spencer, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
588
84.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
486
82.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
102
17.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
112
16.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Spencer, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
700
1 room
4
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
10
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
23
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
125
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
190
27.1%
19.8
6 rooms
117
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
144
20.6%
12.0
8 rooms
41
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
46
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Spencer, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
700
1-unit, detached
516
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1
0.1%
5.9
2-units
10
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
16
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
33
4.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
9
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
2
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
113
16.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Spencer, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
53
7.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
16
2.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
36
5.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
119
17.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
195
27.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
100
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
136
19.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
32
4.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
3
0.4%
1.4%
Spencer, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
227
38.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
336
57.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.9%
1.1
Spencer, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
184
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
1.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
4.9%
20.1%
Less than $500
16
8.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
46
25.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
110
59.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
76
41.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
3.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
57
31.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Spencer, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
92
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
32
34.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
60
65.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
10
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
422
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
20
23.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
14.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
34
40.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Spencer, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
486
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
101
20.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
218
44.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
79
16.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
55
11.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14
2.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
3.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,900
205,000