Spencer, NE Population

Overview

294

Total Population

60.3

Median age

54.76%

Female population %

82.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

83.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spencer is 60.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spencer's population under 18 was 9.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spencer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spencer, 5.78% were under the age of 15, 15.99% aged 15 to 29, 38.44% aged 30 to 64, 28.91% aged 65 to 84, and 10.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 more females than males in Spencer:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.76% females and 45.24% males in Spencer, NE.
The Spencer, NE gender ratio is 82.6:100 i.e. 82.6 men to 100 women (0.826).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 21.

Spencer's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Spencer population: 98.64% are White, 0.68% are Black or African American and 0.68% are multiracial.
Spencer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 294 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spencer is White with a population of 29 (98.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 531 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Spencer's population decreased by 76 (14.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spencer's population decreased by 53 (11.65%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 389.