Spencer is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 688 people and two associated neighborhoods, Spencer is the 628th largest community in Ohio. Spencer has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country. Spencer real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Spencer house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Spencer is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.31% of the Spencer workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Spencer is a village of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spencer who work in office and administrative support (9.38%), management occupations (8.20%), and sales jobs (6.64%). The overall crime rate in Spencer is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Spencer is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Spencer, the average commute to work is 36.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small village, Spencer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Spencer with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.64% of adults in Spencer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $27,227, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,908 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, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
