Spencer

Population: 3,942
Median household income: $57,550
Median home value: $119,000

Spencer, a community in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, has 3,942 residents. At $57,550, its median household income sits below Oklahoma County's $65,374.

From 2019 to 2023, Spencer's population declined 1.3% from 3,995 to 3,942, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $80,700 to $119,000.

The median resident is 40.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,942
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,550
Median home value: $119,000
Median gross rent: $940
Housing units: 1,853
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9953,942

Median household income

$40,000$57,550

Median home value

$80,700$119,000

Median gross rent

$761$940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,995	$40,000	$80,700	$761
2020	3,985	$36,714	$86,700	—
2021	3,973	$48,575	$99,600	$911
2022	3,969	$54,452	$115,600	$1,017
2023	3,942	$57,550	$119,000	$940

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	3.8%
5 to 17	900	22.8%
18 to 24	127	3.2%
25 to 34	437	11.1%
35 to 44	533	13.5%
45 to 54	341	8.7%
55 to 64	727	18.4%
65 to 74	355	9.0%
75 and over	372	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,134	28.8%
Black or African American	1,937	49.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	1.2%
Asian	54	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	162	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	608	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	248	9.0%
High school graduate	961	34.8%
Some college or associate's	937	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	316	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	303	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,491	84.9%
Carpooled	104	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	108	6.1%
Other means	39	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	182	11.0%
15 to 29 min	915	55.5%
30 to 44 min	375	22.7%
45 to 59 min	125	7.6%
60+ min	52	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 16.2% (636 of 3,915)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,022	60.2%
Nonfamily households	677	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,699	91.7%
Vacant	154	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,132	66.6%
Renter-occupied	567	33.4%

1-unit, detached88.5%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,640	88.5%
1-unit, attached	1	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	172	9.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4069200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5108, -97.3716