Spencer is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Spencer has a very low overall level of education: only 7.31% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $20,334, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,336 for a family of four. However, Spencer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Spencer also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.49% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spencer include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.
