Spicer, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,126. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,105 (-1.9% change)
Males: 540 (48.0%), Females: 586 (52.0%)

Kandiyohi County

Zip code: 56288

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $33,913
Median house value: $96,700

Population by Race

Races in Spicer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (35.9%), Norwegian (31.2%), Swedish (15.0%), Irish (6.8%), English (6.0%), Dutch (4.8%).

Elevation: 1171 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Spicer

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spicer city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+10.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Spicer:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spicer:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 65 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 97 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 122 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spicer:

  • WILLMAR MUNI-JOHN L RICE FIELD (about 14 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Abbreviation: ILL)
  • BROOTEN MUNI (about 21 miles; BROOTEN, MN; Abbreviation: 6D1)
  • MURDOCK MUNI (about 32 miles; MURDOCK, MN; Abbreviation: 23Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spicer:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 90 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 94 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 96 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)