Spencer, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,979. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,979 (0.0% change)
Males: 1,474 (49.5%), Females: 1,505 (50.5%)
Tioga County
Zip code: 14883
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $37,432
Median house value: $68,900
Population by Race
Races in Spencer:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.1%), English (16.1%), Irish (13.9%), United States (9.8%), Italian (8.3%), Dutch (4.2%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Spencer
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Spencer town
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 10.8%
2.2% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Spencer:
- ROBERT PACKER HOSP (about 16 miles; SAYRE, PA)
- CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER AT ITHACA (about 17 miles; ITHACA, NY)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spencer:
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 19 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
- ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 28 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 37 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spencer:
- BLUE SWAN (about 17 miles; SAYRE, PA; Abbreviation: N32)
- GRUND FIELD (about 17 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: 5N3)
- TRI-CITIES (about 31 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; Abbreviation: CZG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spencer:
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 17 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 17 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 34 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
- CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)
Schools
Public high school in Spencer:
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HS (Students: 472; Location: 16 DARTTS CROSSROAD; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Spencer:
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MS (Students: 275; Location: ONE CENTER ST; Grades: 05 – 07)
Private primary/middle school in Spencer:
- NO SPENCER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 54; Location: 721 ITHACA RD; Grades: PK – 7)
Libraries
Library in Spencer:
- SPENCER LIBRARY (Operating income: $49,586; Location: 41 NORTH MAIN STREET; 19,382 books; 258 audio materials; 269 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)