Spencer, NY Population

Overview

846

Total Population

35.3

Median age

51.42%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

66.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spencer is 35.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spencer's population under 18 was 28.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spencer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spencer, 23.76% were under the age of 15, 11.94% aged 15 to 29, 48.23% aged 30 to 64, 12.65% aged 65 to 84, and 3.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Spencer:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.42% females and 48.58% males in Spencer, NY.
The Spencer, NY gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 58.

Spencer's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Spencer population: 98.70% are White, 0.71% are Black or African American and 0.59% are multiracial.
Spencer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 841 (99.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spencer is White with a population of 835 (98.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 762 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Spencer's population increased by 36 (4.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spencer's population decreased by 37 (4.86%), 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 2009 at 674.