Spencer, MA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2566070, place: Spencer CDP, Massachusetts)

Total Population: 6,032
Male: 2,887 (47.86%)
Female: 3,145 (52.14%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 428 (7.1%)
5 to 9 years: 390 (6.47%)
10 to 14 years: 384 (6.37%)
15 to 19 years: 435 (7.21%)
20 to 24 years: 430 (7.13%)
25 to 34 years: 948 (15.72%)
35 to 44 years: 906 (15.02%)
45 to 54 years: 756 (12.53%)
55 to 59 years: 255 (4.23%)
60 to 64 years: 251 (4.16%)
65 to 74 years: 413 (6.85%)
75 to 84 years: 343 (5.69%)
85 years and over: 93 (1.54%)

Median age: 35 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,561 (75.61%)
21 years and over: 4,315 (71.54%)
62 years and over: 981 (16.26%)
65 years and over: 849 (14.07%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,561 (75.61%)
--Male: 2,151 (35.66%)
--Female: 2,410 (39.95%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 849 (14.07%)
--Male: 328 (5.44%)
--Female: 521 (8.64%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,985 (99.22%)
--White: 5,829 (96.63%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 97 (1.61%)
--Black or African American: 37 (0.61%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 19 (0.31%)
--Asian: 17 (0.28%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.07%)
----Chinese: 6 (0.1%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 6 (0.1%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 25 (0.41%)
Two or more Races: 47 (0.78%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 97 (1.61%)
--Mexican: 1 (0.02%)
--Puerto Rican: 69 (1.14%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 26 (0.43%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,935 (98.39%)
--White Alone: 5,829 (96.63%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,994 (99.37%)
--Householder: 2,554 (42.34%)
--Spouse: 1,094 (18.14%)
--Child: 1,754 (29.08%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,350 (22.38%)
--Other relatives: 173 (2.87%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 68 (1.13%)
--Nonrelatives: 419 (6.95%)
----Unmarried partner: 220 (3.65%)
Living in group quarters: 38 (0.63%)
--Institutionalized Population: 29 (0.48%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 9 (0.15%)
Total households: 2,554
Family households (families): 1,527 (59.79%)
----With own children under 18 years: 760 (29.76%)
--Married-couple families: 1,094 (42.83%)
----With own children under 18 years: 473 (18.52%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 318 (12.45%)
----With own children under 18 years: 214 (8.38%)
Nonfamily households: 1,027 (40.21%)
--Householder living alone: 842 (32.97%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 344 (13.47%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 823 (32.22%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 632 (24.75%)
Average household size: 2.35 people
Average family size: 2.98 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,722
Occupied housing units: 2,554 (93.83%)
Vacant housing units: 168 (6.17%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 6 (0.22%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5%
Occupied housing units: 2,554 (93.83%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,125 (41.33%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,429 (52.5%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.75 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.03 people

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