Spencer, Tennessee - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,614
Male Share of the Population	48.8%
Female Share of the Population	51.2%
Senior Citizens	23.8%
Employed Population 16+	521
Age of the Population	47

Families

% of people married	46.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.4%
Median Earnings25+	$25,568
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$15,962
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,045

Wealth

Median Family Income	$48,370
% Above Poverty Level	76.9%
% Below Poverty Level	23.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	5.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	32.3%
Median Gross Rent	$425
Median House Value	$79,500

Ancestry

Irish	18.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.1%
German	6.6%
English	5.5%
Dutch	2.8%
Scottish	1.4%
Italian	1.1%
Norwegian	0.6%
Polish	0.4%
French Except Basque	0.4%
Turkish	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Danishn	0.2%
Arab	0.1%
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Spencer Almanac

Category	Value
County	Van Buren County
Standard Zip Codes	38585
Phone Area Codes	4,23,931
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	35.74
Approximate Longitude	-85.45

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	SPARTA
Distance	14.1 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 49 F
Apr Temp	44 to 73 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 73 F
Annual Precip	56.5 inches

Station	PIKEVILLE
Distance	17.5 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 48 F
Apr Temp	44 to 72 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 73 F
Annual Precip	54.5 inches

Station	MC MINNVILLE
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 48 F
Apr Temp	46 to 71 F
Jul Temp	67 to 87 F
Oct Temp	47 to 71 F
Annual Precip	53.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beersheba Springs	516	$35,357
Doyle	561	$41,607
McMinnville	13,650	$37,415
Pikeville	2,251	$34,143
Pleasant Hill	426	$45,625
Sparta	4,940	$43,613

Spencer Public Libraries

Burritt Memorial Library
427 COLLEGE STREET
Spencer, Tennessee
(931) 946-2575

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Spencer Public Schools

Spencer Elementary
311 Sparta Street
ZIP: 38585
(931) 946-2171
Primary
Total Enrollment 364

Van Buren Co High School
337 Sparta Street
ZIP: 38585
(931) 946-2442
Other
Total Enrollment 416

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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