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Spencer County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Spencer County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Spencer County, IN is a small rural county of roughly 19,900 residents with a low 3.4% unemployment rate and a median household income of $74,506, though only 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low — median home value of $180,200 and median gross rent of $697/month — with an 81.3% homeownership rate, reflecting an older, settled population with a median age of 44.4 years. The county has shed 3.2% of its population over five years, and labor force participation stands at 62.8%, signaling a relatively constrained available workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

19,871

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,506

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Spencer County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,688 (93.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race459 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races359 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone256 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone113 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone49 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish470
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic29
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)22
  5. 5.Other Indo-European14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,067

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,618

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,718

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,358
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,039
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)985
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities816
  5. 5.Construction (Group)715

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,116
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,182
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,804
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,390
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,336

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.39×)373
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.18×)2,123
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.51×)861
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.07×)722
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.99×)456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$697/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999799 (12.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999742 (11.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999691 (10.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999674 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999644 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999633 (9.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,152

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,511 (87.5%)
  • Carpooled529 (5.4%)
  • Worked At Home433 (4.5%)
  • Walked177 (1.8%)
  • Other71 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit5 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.