Spencer vs Stratford

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

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

Spencer has the higher population (1,621 vs 1,439 in Stratford). Spencer has the higher median household income ($74,245 vs $65,880 in Stratford). Stratford has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $143,000 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Spencer	Stratford
Population	1,621	1,439
Median age	37.5 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,245	$65,880
Median home value	$143,000	$189,700
Median gross rent	$550	$877
Housing units	726	703
Homeownership rate	74.3%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Spencer	Stratford
Population	1,815 → 1,621 (-10.7%)	1,562 → 1,439 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$54,063 → $74,245 (+37.3%)	$53,300 → $65,880 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$112,300 → $143,000 (+27.3%)	$137,100 → $189,700 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $550 (-17.3%)	$545 → $877 (+60.9%)

Spencer

Population

1,8151,621

Median household income

$54,063$74,245

Median home value

$112,300$143,000

Median gross rent

$665$550

Stratford

Population

1,5621,439

Median household income

$53,300$65,880

Median home value

$137,100$189,700

Median gross rent

$545$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Spencer	Stratford
Under 5	5.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	15.9%
55 to 64	6.4%	20.3%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.4%
75 and over	9.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Spencer	Stratford
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Spencer	Stratford
No high school diploma	8.4%	9.0%
High school graduate	37.3%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Spencer	Stratford
Drove alone	68.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	4.0%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	8.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Spencer	Stratford
1-unit, detached	74.9%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Spencer	Stratford
Poverty rate	2.2%	12.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1971	1979