East Spencer, NC

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East Spencer, North Carolina

East Spencer, North Carolina, in Rowan county, is 20 miles NE of Concord, North Carolina (center to center) and 39 miles NE of Charlotte, North Carolina. The town is part of the Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 1,755 people people live in East Spencer.

The People and Families of East Spencer

In East Spencer, about 30% of adults are married. The people of East Spencer spend a lot of time talking about the schools and playgrounds. The place is loaded with young children. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the town.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in East Spencer.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, East Spencer had a median family income of $22,222.

East Spencer Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in East Spencer, about 49% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the town.

Commuting

In East Spencer, 87% of commuters drive to work. One alternative to driving in East Spencer is the public transportation system. Commuters in the town enjoy easier drives to work than most people.

High Points

East Spencer strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 9%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 13%

Comparative Profile of East Spencer, NC

Comparing East Spencer to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	20 miles NE of Concord, North Carolina (center to center)
Nearest Large City	39 miles NE of Charlotte, North Carolina
County	Rowan
Metro Area	Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill
P.O. Box Zip Codes	28039
Phone Area Codes	704
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	35.682
Longitude	-80.432

Station	SALISBURY
Distance	2.9 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 51 F
Apr Temp	46 to 73 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	47 to 72 F
Annual Precip	42.8 inches

Station	SALISBURY 9 WNW
Distance	10.4 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 48 F
Apr Temp	44 to 70 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 71 F
Annual Precip	43.3 inches

Station	ALBEMARLE
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 51 F
Apr Temp	44 to 72 F
Jul Temp	68 to 89 F
Oct Temp	47 to 72 F
Annual Precip	48.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,755	100%
Male	780	44.4%
Female	975	55.6%
Under 18	594	33.8%
18+	1,161	66.2%
65+	206	11.7%
Median Age	30.4
Average Family Size	3.18
White	207	11.8%
African-American	1,506	85.8%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.2%
Other	16	0.9%
Mixed Race	21	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	48	2.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,764
Growth	9
Growth %	0.5%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	79.6%
US/American	12.7%
African	3.8%
German	2%
European	0.4%
English	0.3%
Haitian	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
Other Arab	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
East Spencer	1,755	$22,222
Cooleemee	905	$37,875
Faith	695	$47,969
Granite Quarry	2,175	$48,750
Rockwell	1,971	$47,935
Salisbury	26,462	$41,108
Spencer	3,355	$43,702

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