Spencer County, IN Demographic Data
Spencer County, IN Summary
Spencer County is located in Indiana
- Population: 20,924
- Area: 401.43 sq. miles
- Land Area: 396.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.68 sq. miles
- Population Density: 52.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 458.66 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Spencer County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,247
49%
50.8
Male
10,530
51%
49.2
Total Population
20,777
323,128,000
Spencer County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,175
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,270
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,414
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,405
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,040
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,147
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,460
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,140
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,555
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,475
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,168
10.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,091
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
437
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,053
77.3%
77.2
Female
7,977
49.7%
51.3
Male
8,076
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,307
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,544
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,696
17.8%
15.2
Female
1,956
52.9%
55.8
Male
1,740
47.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Spencer County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,585
99.1%
96.8
White
20,061
96.6%
72.6
Black or African American
132
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
53
0.3%
0.8
Asian
32
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
8
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
16
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
16
0.1%
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
291
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
192
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
575
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
444
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
120
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,202
97.2%
82.2
Spencer County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
437
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,094
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,367
44.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,853
19.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,504
10.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,435
9.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
783
5.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,531
10.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,942
89.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,218
15.3%
31.2
Spencer County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,688
21.8%
33.7%
Now Married
10,326
61.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,612
9.5%
11.0%
Separated
70
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,222
7.2
5.8%
Spencer County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,033
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
569
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
440
2.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
78
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
17
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
34
0.2%
1.1%
Spencer County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
448
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
259
3.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
891
11.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
747
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,299
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,866
23.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,101
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,089
13.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
230
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
135
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
54,870
57,617
Per capita income
25,914
31,128
Spencer County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
464
4.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
762
7.6%
9.8
Construction
942
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,594
16.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
469
4.7%
6.6
Information
162
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,356
23.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
459
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
529
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
279
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
841
8.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
771
7.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
339
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,239
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,769
27.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,388
24.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,097
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,474
14.8%
18.1%
Spencer County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,698
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,336
86.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
799
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.1%
5.1
Walked
100
1.0%
2.7
Other means
121
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
328
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.4
26.6
Spencer County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
319
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,947
24.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,993
37.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,806
34.8%
21.0
Spencer County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,065
90.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,593
81.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,472
18.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
878
9.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Spencer County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,943
1 room
32
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
141
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
475
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,125
12.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,347
26.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,842
20.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,339
15.0%
12.0
8 rooms
783
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
859
9.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Spencer County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,943
1-unit, detached
7,212
80.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
33
0.4%
5.9
2-units
271
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
139
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
48
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
71
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
96
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,066
11.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.1%
0.1
Spencer County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,419
15.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
386
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
761
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
932
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,582
17.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,070
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,485
16.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,154
12.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
138
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
16
0.2%
1.4%
Spencer County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,732
46.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
952
11.8%
4.7
Electricity
2,777
34.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
31
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.1%
0.1
Wood
460
5.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
83
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
23
0.3%
1.1
Spencer County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,905
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
23
0.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
53
1.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
101
2.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
112
2.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
484
12.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,359
34.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,773
45.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,137
55.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
658
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
371
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
172
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
525
13.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Spencer County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,346
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
123
9.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
430
31.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
789
58.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
126
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
621
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
264
20.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
189
14.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
261
19.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
177
13.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
98
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
330
25.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
153
0.0%
0.0%
Spencer County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,593
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
744
11.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,840
27.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,781
27.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
891
13.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
939
14.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
322
4.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
60
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,300
205,000
