Orland Colony vs Spencer

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

Orland Colony and Spencer are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spencer has the higher population (126 vs 36 in Orland Colony). Since 2019, Orland Colony's population has grown faster (+24.1% vs -11.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Orland Colony	Spencer
Population	36	126
Median age	14.0 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,917
Median home value	—	$137,500
Median gross rent	—	$425
Housing units	2	74
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orland Colony	Spencer
Population	29 → 36 (+24.1%)	143 → 126 (-11.9%)
Median household income	—	$49,306 → $57,917 (+17.5%)
Median home value	—	$80,000 → $137,500 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$400 → $425 (+6.3%)

Orland Colony

Population

2936

Spencer

Population

143126

Median household income

$49,306$57,917

Median home value

$80,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$400$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orland Colony	Spencer
Under 5	50.0%	9.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	25.0%	4.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	25.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.1%
75 and over	0.0%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orland Colony	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orland Colony	Spencer
No high school diploma	33.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	22.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	5.6%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.9%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orland Colony	Spencer
Drove alone	50.0%	68.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.7%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orland Colony	Spencer
1-unit, detached	0.0%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Orland Colony	Spencer
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	18.00	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	—	1956