Spencerville

Population: 2,120
Median household income: $49,938
Median home value: $141,700

Spencerville, a community in Allen County, Ohio, has 2,120 residents. Its median household income of $49,938 runs below the Allen County figure of $62,001.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spencerville's population declined 6.2% from 2,261 to 2,120, while its median home value rose 54.4% from $91,800 to $141,700.

Owners occupy 63.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,120
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,938
Median home value: $141,700
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 946
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2612,120

Median household income

$43,813$49,938

Median home value

$91,800$141,700

Median gross rent

$656$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,261	$43,813	$91,800	$656
2020	2,204	$36,833	$98,600	$682
2021	2,065	$39,211	$99,600	$716
2022	2,127	$40,455	$127,700	$758
2023	2,120	$49,938	$141,700	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	197	9.3%
5 to 17	508	24.0%
18 to 24	116	5.5%
25 to 34	225	10.6%
35 to 44	256	12.1%
45 to 54	174	8.2%
55 to 64	321	15.1%
65 to 74	227	10.7%
75 and over	96	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,999	94.3%
Black or African American	37	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	1.4%
Two or more races	37	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	219	16.9%
High school graduate	594	45.7%
Some college or associate's	328	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	126	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	600	85.8%
Carpooled	62	8.9%
Public transit	17	2.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	5	0.7%
Worked from home	15	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138	20.2%
15 to 29 min	309	45.2%
30 to 44 min	208	30.4%
45 to 59 min	29	4.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 17.4% (361 of 2,070)

	Count	Share
Family households	485	57.4%
Nonfamily households	360	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	845	89.3%
Vacant	101	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	539	63.8%
Renter-occupied	306	36.2%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	654	69.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	103	10.9%
5 to 19 units	5	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	181	19.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3974034
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7080, -84.3532