Overall, Spencer’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in Spencer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.78 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small village, Spencer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Spencer, just 10.85% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $27,837, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,348 for a family of four. However, Spencer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Spencer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spencer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spencer include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
