Patricksburg vs Spencer

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

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

Spencer has the higher population (2,308 vs 290 in Patricksburg). Patricksburg has the higher median household income ($70,931 vs $47,994 in Spencer). Since 2019, Patricksburg's population has grown faster (+62.9% vs -1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Patricksburg	Spencer
Population	290	2,308
Median age	57.2 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,931	$47,994
Median home value	—	$146,300
Median gross rent	—	$860
Housing units	146	1,240
Homeownership rate	100.0%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patricksburg	Spencer
Population	178 → 290 (+62.9%)	2,335 → 2,308 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $70,931 (+7.1%)	$38,981 → $47,994 (+23.1%)
Median home value	—	$95,500 → $146,300 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$665 → $860 (+29.3%)

Patricksburg

Population

178290

Median household income

$66,250$70,931

Spencer

Population

2,3352,308

Median household income

$38,981$47,994

Median home value

$95,500$146,300

Median gross rent

$665$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patricksburg	Spencer
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	9.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	7.6%
45 to 54	17.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	39.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	13.9%
75 and over	0.0%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patricksburg	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patricksburg	Spencer
No high school diploma	1.6%	15.3%
High school graduate	63.0%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patricksburg	Spencer
Drove alone	78.2%	81.4%
Carpooled	21.8%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patricksburg	Spencer
1-unit, detached	90.4%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Patricksburg	Spencer
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1950	1949