New London vs Spicer

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Spicer: population, income, housing, and more.

New London and Spicer are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spicer has the higher population (1,222 vs 1,156 in New London). Spicer has the higher median household income ($76,406 vs $66,830 in New London). Spicer has the higher median home value ($278,500 vs $209,300 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Spicer
Population	1,156	1,222
Median age	36.7 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,830	$76,406
Median home value	$209,300	$278,500
Median gross rent	$960	$825
Housing units	536	661
Homeownership rate	70.4%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Spicer
Population	1,197 → 1,156 (-3.4%)	1,188 → 1,222 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$53,456 → $66,830 (+25.0%)	$57,143 → $76,406 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$160,700 → $209,300 (+30.2%)	$178,600 → $278,500 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $960 (+15.4%)	$694 → $825 (+18.9%)

New London

Population

1,1971,156

Median household income

$53,456$66,830

Median home value

$160,700$209,300

Median gross rent

$832$960

Spicer

Population

1,1881,222

Median household income

$57,143$76,406

Median home value

$178,600$278,500

Median gross rent

$694$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Spicer
Under 5	8.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	10.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	8.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	15.5%
55 to 64	8.6%	18.8%
65 to 74	6.0%	6.1%
75 and over	18.6%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Spicer
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Spicer
No high school diploma	10.6%	3.4%
High school graduate	22.9%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Spicer
Drove alone	86.4%	84.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	2.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Spicer
1-unit, detached	64.6%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	16.8%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	14.2%
20 or more units	7.8%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New London	Spicer
Poverty rate	8.0%	8.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1978	1982