Spencer’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Spencer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Spencer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Spencer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Spencer have a very low rate of college education: just 6.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $21,210, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,840 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 Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
