Dubois vs Spencer

A side-by-side comparison of Dubois and Spencer: population, income, housing, and more.

Dubois and Spencer are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dubois has the higher population (495 vs 28 in Spencer). Spencer has the higher median household income ($70,972 vs $48,333 in Dubois). Dubois has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $112,500 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Dubois	Spencer
Population	495	28
Median age	37.5 yrs	66.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,333	$70,972
Median home value	$195,800	$112,500
Median gross rent	$770	—
Housing units	250	44
Homeownership rate	66.0%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dubois	Spencer
Population	606 → 495 (-18.3%)	24 → 28 (+16.7%)
Median household income	$47,292 → $48,333 (+2.2%)	$63,229 → $70,972 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $195,800 (+186.7%)	$137,500 → $112,500 (-18.2%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $770 (+27.5%)	—

Dubois

Population

606495

Median household income

$47,292$48,333

Median home value

$68,300$195,800

Median gross rent

$604$770

Spencer

Population

2428

Median household income

$63,229$70,972

Median home value

$137,500$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dubois	Spencer
Under 5	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.2%	7.1%
45 to 54	19.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	5.3%	32.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	39.3%
75 and over	5.5%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dubois	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	60.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.3%	32.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dubois	Spencer
No high school diploma	30.4%	19.2%
High school graduate	26.1%	11.5%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dubois	Spencer
Drove alone	71.3%	31.6%
Carpooled	18.7%	57.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	10.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dubois	Spencer
1-unit, detached	66.8%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Dubois	Spencer
Poverty rate	13.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.55	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1979	1971