Spencer, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	147
Male Share of the Population	54.4%
Female Share of the Population	45.6%
Senior Citizens	29.3%
Employed Population 16+	65
Age of the Population	53

Families

% of people married	83.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	2.8%
Median Earnings25+	$34,167
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$34,583

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,250
% Above Poverty Level	82.3%
% Below Poverty Level	17.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	38 minutes
% Working from Home	18.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	20.3%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$70,800

Ancestry

German	61.2%
Irish	15%
Czech	11.6%
Norwegian	11.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.2%
English	6.8%
French Except Basque	3.4%
Scottish	2.7%
Swedish	2.7%
Dutch	0.7%
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Spencer Almanac

Category	Value
County	McCook County
Standard Zip Codes	57374
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone
Approximate Latitude	43.72
Approximate Longitude	-97.59

Spencer Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ALEXANDRIA
Distance	10.9 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 27 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	22.7 inches

Station	HOWARD
Distance	20.2 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	32 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 60 F
Annual Precip	23.7 inches

Station	MENNO
Distance	34.2 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 28 F
Apr Temp	36 to 62 F
Jul Temp	62 to 87 F
Oct Temp	38 to 64 F
Annual Precip	23.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Alexandria	743	$72,000
Bridgewater	383	$68,750
Canistota	680	$43,864
Canova	85	$78,125
Emery	550	$78,750
Salem	1,393	$59,327

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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