Spencer

Population: 848
Median household income: $50,682
Median home value: $139,200

Located in Tioga County, New York, Spencer is a community with a population of 848. Its median household income of $50,682 runs below the Tioga County figure of $71,791.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spencer's population grew 22.2% from 694 to 848, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $114,300 to $139,200.

25.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 848
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $50,682
Median home value: $139,200
Median gross rent: $1,034
Housing units: 358
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

694848

Median household income

$50,521$50,682

Median home value

$114,300$139,200

Median gross rent

$730$1,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	694	$50,521	$114,300	$730
2020	761	$53,417	$120,100	$775
2021	846	$56,797	$119,400	$786
2022	839	$57,188	$137,000	$918
2023	848	$50,682	$139,200	$1,034

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 444.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	5.9%
5 to 17	190	22.4%
18 to 24	56	6.6%
25 to 34	155	18.3%
35 to 44	37	4.4%
45 to 54	88	10.4%
55 to 64	118	13.9%
65 to 74	82	9.7%
75 and over	72	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	824	97.2%
Black or African American	7	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	14.1%
High school graduate	179	32.4%
Some college or associate's	156	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	111	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	28	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means7.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	284	80.5%
Carpooled	8	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	9.6%
Other means	27	7.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	24.8%
15 to 29 min	47	14.7%
30 to 44 min	178	55.8%
45 to 59 min	10	3.1%
60+ min	5	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 31.7% (268 of 845)

	Count	Share
Family households	221	65.0%
Nonfamily households	119	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	340	95.0%
Vacant	18	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	213	62.6%
Renter-occupied	127	37.4%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	239	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	46	12.8%
5 to 19 units	55	15.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3670167
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.2151, -76.4947