Schofield vs Spencer

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

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

Schofield has the higher population (2,020 vs 1,621 in Spencer). Spencer has the higher median household income ($74,245 vs $65,478 in Schofield). Schofield has the higher median home value ($144,200 vs $143,000 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Schofield	Spencer
Population	2,020	1,621
Median age	41.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,478	$74,245
Median home value	$144,200	$143,000
Median gross rent	$946	$550
Housing units	1,139	726
Homeownership rate	54.0%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schofield	Spencer
Population	2,222 → 2,020 (-9.1%)	1,815 → 1,621 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$48,654 → $65,478 (+34.6%)	$54,063 → $74,245 (+37.3%)
Median home value	$105,700 → $144,200 (+36.4%)	$112,300 → $143,000 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $946 (+17.5%)	$665 → $550 (-17.3%)

Schofield

Population

2,2222,020

Median household income

$48,654$65,478

Median home value

$105,700$144,200

Median gross rent

$805$946

Spencer

Population

1,8151,621

Median household income

$54,063$74,245

Median home value

$112,300$143,000

Median gross rent

$665$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schofield	Spencer
Under 5	3.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.2%	20.5%
18 to 24	13.5%	3.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	18.2%	6.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	11.3%
75 and over	7.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schofield	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schofield	Spencer
No high school diploma	5.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	36.5%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schofield	Spencer
Drove alone	86.1%	68.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schofield	Spencer
1-unit, detached	59.0%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Schofield	Spencer
Poverty rate	9.8%	2.2%
Average household size	1.95	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1959	1971