Clinton vs Spencer

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

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

Clinton has the higher population (6,908 vs 5,520 in Spencer). Clinton has the higher median household income ($78,909 vs $59,618 in Spencer). Clinton has the higher median home value ($328,600 vs $297,700 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Spencer
Population	6,908	5,520
Median age	38.2 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,909	$59,618
Median home value	$328,600	$297,700
Median gross rent	$1,386	$1,052
Housing units	3,437	3,153
Homeownership rate	49.2%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Spencer
Population	7,154 → 6,908 (-3.4%)	5,792 → 5,520 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$53,972 → $78,909 (+46.2%)	$59,331 → $59,618 (+0.5%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $328,600 (+35.1%)	$222,500 → $297,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,089 → $1,386 (+27.3%)	$873 → $1,052 (+20.5%)

Clinton

Population

7,1546,908

Median household income

$53,972$78,909

Median home value

$243,200$328,600

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,386

Spencer

Population

5,7925,520

Median household income

$59,331$59,618

Median home value

$222,500$297,700

Median gross rent

$873$1,052

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Spencer
Under 5	4.4%	1.5%
5 to 17	7.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	13.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	20.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	19.9%
65 to 74	10.2%	13.9%
75 and over	4.8%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Spencer
No high school diploma	11.2%	11.5%
High school graduate	29.4%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Spencer
Drove alone	73.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	13.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	9.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Spencer
1-unit, detached	39.3%	31.6%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	30.8%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	21.4%
20 or more units	9.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Spencer
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1943	1944