Spencer vs Webb

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

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

Spencer has the higher population (11,393 vs 147 in Webb). Webb has the higher median household income ($70,179 vs $57,068 in Spencer). Spencer has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $64,300 in Webb).

Population, income & housing

	Spencer	Webb
Population	11,393	147
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,068	$70,179
Median home value	$178,300	$64,300
Median gross rent	$795	$979
Housing units	5,640	63
Homeownership rate	67.7%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Spencer	Webb
Population	11,052 → 11,393 (+3.1%)	207 → 147 (-29.0%)
Median household income	$46,545 → $57,068 (+22.6%)	$57,692 → $70,179 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$128,800 → $178,300 (+38.4%)	$64,300 → $64,300 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $795 (+16.2%)	$908 → $979 (+7.8%)

Spencer

Population

11,05211,393

Median household income

$46,545$57,068

Median home value

$128,800$178,300

Median gross rent

$684$795

Webb

Population

207147

Median household income

$57,692$70,179

Median home value

$64,300$64,300

Median gross rent

$908$979

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Spencer	Webb
Under 5	4.5%	13.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	4.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	21.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.8%
75 and over	10.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Spencer	Webb
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Spencer	Webb
No high school diploma	4.8%	12.2%
High school graduate	33.4%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Spencer	Webb
Drove alone	79.3%	79.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	9.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Spencer	Webb
1-unit, detached	67.2%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.3%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Spencer	Webb
Poverty rate	14.1%	1.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1971	1948