Spencer, Massachusetts Population

Overview

11,963

Total Population

47.9

Median age

46.58%

Female population %

114.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

417

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Spencer town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Spencer town is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spencer town's population under 18 was 17.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spencer town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spencer town, 15.18% were under the age of 15, 12.21% aged 15 to 29, 48.83% aged 30 to 64, 21.59% aged 65 to 84, and 2.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 819 less females than males in Spencer town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.58% females and 53.42% males in Spencer, Massachusetts.
The Spencer, Massachusetts gender ratio is 114.7:100 i.e. 114.7 men to 100 women (1.147).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 730.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 860.

Spencer town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spencer town population: 93.27% are White, 1.43% are Black or African American, 0.68% are Asian, 1.30% are some other race and 3.33% are multiracial.
Spencer town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 417 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,546 (96.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spencer town is White with a population of 11,158 (93.27% of the total population).

Spencer town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 11,982 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Spencer town's population increased by 11 (0.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spencer town's population increased by 245 (2.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Spencer town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,704.