Candor vs Spencer

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

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

Candor has the higher population (878 vs 848 in Spencer). Candor has the higher median household income ($62,583 vs $50,682 in Spencer). Spencer has the higher median home value ($139,200 vs $117,600 in Candor).

Population, income & housing

	Candor	Spencer
Population	878	848
Median age	38.1 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,583	$50,682
Median home value	$117,600	$139,200
Median gross rent	$807	$1,034
Housing units	418	358
Homeownership rate	52.9%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candor	Spencer
Population	697 → 878 (+26.0%)	694 → 848 (+22.2%)
Median household income	$54,688 → $62,583 (+14.4%)	$50,521 → $50,682 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$85,200 → $117,600 (+38.0%)	$114,300 → $139,200 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $807 (+8.8%)	$730 → $1,034 (+41.6%)

Candor

Population

697878

Median household income

$54,688$62,583

Median home value

$85,200$117,600

Median gross rent

$742$807

Spencer

Population

694848

Median household income

$50,521$50,682

Median home value

$114,300$139,200

Median gross rent

$730$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candor	Spencer
Under 5	2.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.1%	22.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.4%	18.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	4.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	5.9%	9.7%
75 and over	10.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candor	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candor	Spencer
No high school diploma	5.3%	14.1%
High school graduate	25.6%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candor	Spencer
Drove alone	79.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	9.6%
Other means	0.5%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candor	Spencer
1-unit, detached	52.4%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.3%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Candor	Spencer
Poverty rate	13.7%	31.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1938	1945