Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Spencer is worth considering.
One downside of living in Spencer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.49 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Spencer is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.46% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Spencer in 2022 was $43,794, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,176 for a family of four. However, Spencer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Spencer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spencer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spencer include Irish, English, French, Italian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Spencer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
