Delphos vs Spencerville

A side-by-side comparison of Delphos and Spencerville: population, income, housing, and more.

Delphos and Spencerville are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delphos has the higher population (7,063 vs 2,120 in Spencerville). Delphos has the higher median household income ($58,359 vs $49,938 in Spencerville). Spencerville has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $125,400 in Delphos).

Population, income & housing

	Delphos	Spencerville
Population	7,063	2,120
Median age	40.0 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,359	$49,938
Median home value	$125,400	$141,700
Median gross rent	$830	$848
Housing units	3,294	946
Homeownership rate	70.6%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delphos	Spencerville
Population	7,020 → 7,063 (+0.6%)	2,261 → 2,120 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$50,571 → $58,359 (+15.4%)	$43,813 → $49,938 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $125,400 (+29.9%)	$91,800 → $141,700 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $830 (+12.3%)	$656 → $848 (+29.3%)

Delphos

Population

7,0207,063

Median household income

$50,571$58,359

Median home value

$96,500$125,400

Median gross rent

$739$830

Spencerville

Population

2,2612,120

Median household income

$43,813$49,938

Median home value

$91,800$141,700

Median gross rent

$656$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delphos	Spencerville
Under 5	8.6%	9.3%
5 to 17	13.1%	24.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.7%
75 and over	13.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delphos	Spencerville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	94.3%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delphos	Spencerville
No high school diploma	9.7%	16.9%
High school graduate	40.1%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delphos	Spencerville
Drove alone	87.8%	85.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.4%	2.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delphos	Spencerville
1-unit, detached	77.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Delphos	Spencerville
Poverty rate	12.4%	17.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1957	1964