East Spencer

Population: 1,309
Median household income: $34,696
Median home value: $108,500

East Spencer, a community in Rowan County, North Carolina, has 1,309 residents. Its median household income of $34,696 runs below the Rowan County figure of $63,196.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Spencer's population declined 2.0% from 1,336 to 1,309, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $79,500 to $108,500.

84.7% of workers drive to work alone. 77.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,309
Median age: 53.6 yrs
Median household income: $34,696
Median home value: $108,500
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 786
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3361,309

Median household income

$33,633$34,696

Median home value

$79,500$108,500

Median gross rent

$507$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,336	$33,633	$79,500	$507
2020	1,382	$36,250	$74,500	$542
2021	1,243	$40,290	$84,400	$588
2022	1,216	$37,917	$96,300	$647
2023	1,309	$34,696	$108,500	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7428.0%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	3.2%
5 to 17	103	7.9%
18 to 24	39	3.0%
25 to 34	140	10.7%
35 to 44	198	15.1%
45 to 54	145	11.1%
55 to 64	220	16.8%
65 to 74	367	28.0%
75 and over	55	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	122	9.3%
Black or African American	1,023	78.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	122	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	13.2%
High school graduate	566	50.3%
Some college or associate's	294	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	103	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	350	84.7%
Carpooled	29	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	3.1%
Other means	11	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	129	32.3%
15 to 29 min	110	27.5%
30 to 44 min	122	30.5%
45 to 59 min	4	1.0%
60+ min	35	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 28.9% (377 of 1,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	397	56.6%
Nonfamily households	304	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	701	89.2%
Vacant	85	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	366	52.2%
Renter-occupied	335	47.8%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	610	77.6%
1-unit, attached	10	1.3%
2 to 4 units	82	10.4%
5 to 19 units	65	8.3%
20 or more units	3	0.4%
Mobile home & other	16	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3719860
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6799, -80.4236