Reedy vs Spencer

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

Reedy and Spencer are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spencer has the higher population (2,137 vs 182 in Reedy). Reedy has the higher median household income ($31,875 vs $25,897 in Spencer). Spencer has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $57,500 in Reedy).

Population, income & housing

	Reedy	Spencer
Population	182	2,137
Median age	42.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$31,875	$25,897
Median home value	$57,500	$108,700
Median gross rent	—	$658
Housing units	90	1,032
Homeownership rate	85.5%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	18.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reedy	Spencer
Population	111 → 182 (+64.0%)	2,079 → 2,137 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $31,875 (+21.4%)	$24,309 → $25,897 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$41,700 → $57,500 (+37.9%)	$73,900 → $108,700 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$434 → $658 (+51.6%)

Reedy

Population

111182

Median household income

$26,250$31,875

Median home value

$41,700$57,500

Spencer

Population

2,0792,137

Median household income

$24,309$25,897

Median home value

$73,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$434$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Reedy	Spencer
Under 5	1.6%	9.5%
5 to 17	28.6%	11.4%
18 to 24	2.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	7.7%	10.5%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	3.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	16.5%	11.9%
75 and over	12.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reedy	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reedy	Spencer
No high school diploma	30.3%	22.3%
High school graduate	40.2%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reedy	Spencer
Drove alone	60.0%	75.9%
Carpooled	16.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.3%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reedy	Spencer
1-unit, detached	81.1%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Reedy	Spencer
Poverty rate	37.1%	41.5%
Average household size	2.64	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1965	1962