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Population: 11,317. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,117 (-1.8% change)
Males: 5,296 (46.8%), Females: 6,021 (53.2%)

Clay County

Zip code: 51301

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $32,970
Median house value: $80,900

Population by Race

Races in Spencer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (41.7%), Norwegian (10.3%), Irish (9.9%), Dutch (8.7%), English (8.0%), Swedish (5.4%).

Elevation: 1321 feet

Land area: 10.1 square miles

Map of Spencer, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Spencer

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spencer city

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

2.4% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+0.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Spencer:

  • SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (114 EAST 12TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Spencer:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spencer:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 79 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 100 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 114 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spencer:

  • SPENCER MUNI (about 4 miles; SPENCER, IA; Abbreviation: SPW)
  • FULLER (about 12 miles; MILFORD, IA; Abbreviation: 4D8)
  • SPIRIT LAKE MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 0F3)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Spencer:

  • STOREYS SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY (Location: 2450 HWY 18E; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spencer:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 105 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 106 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 115 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)

Schools

Public high school in Spencer:

  • SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 708; Location: 800 E 3RD ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Spencer:

  • SPENCER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: 104 E 4TH ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • JOHNSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 344; Location: 724 W. 9TH ST.; Grades: PK – 06)
  • FAIRVIEW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 331; Location: 1508 5TH AVE E; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 615 4TH AVE SW; Grades: KG – 06)
  • JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 50; Location: 411 E 10TH ST; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle school in Spencer:

  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: BOX 817; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Spencer:

  • SPENCER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $358,959; Location: 21 E. 3RD ST.; 45,961 books; 1,886 audio materials; 562 video materials; 219 serial subscriptions)

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