China Grove vs Spencer

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

China Grove and Spencer are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

China Grove has the higher population (4,487 vs 3,305 in Spencer). Spencer has the higher median household income ($64,031 vs $53,717 in China Grove). China Grove has the higher median home value ($207,500 vs $149,800 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	China Grove	Spencer
Population	4,487	3,305
Median age	34.7 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,717	$64,031
Median home value	$207,500	$149,800
Median gross rent	$955	$1,042
Housing units	2,009	1,541
Homeownership rate	66.8%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	China Grove	Spencer
Population	4,189 → 4,487 (+7.1%)	3,230 → 3,305 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$51,658 → $53,717 (+4.0%)	$53,163 → $64,031 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$118,200 → $207,500 (+75.5%)	$98,500 → $149,800 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $955 (+37.2%)	$926 → $1,042 (+12.5%)

China Grove

Population

4,1894,487

Median household income

$51,658$53,717

Median home value

$118,200$207,500

Median gross rent

$696$955

Spencer

Population

3,2303,305

Median household income

$53,163$64,031

Median home value

$98,500$149,800

Median gross rent

$926$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	China Grove	Spencer
Under 5	4.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	4.1%
25 to 34	23.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.3%
75 and over	3.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	China Grove	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	61.2%
Black or African American	4.1%	33.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	China Grove	Spencer
No high school diploma	17.8%	17.7%
High school graduate	23.2%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	China Grove	Spencer
Drove alone	89.1%	75.2%
Carpooled	3.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	China Grove	Spencer
1-unit, detached	75.5%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	China Grove	Spencer
Poverty rate	18.4%	13.1%
Average household size	2.24	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1969	1955