Tioga County > Spencer (town)
Population trend for Spencer
04,0001990: 2,8812,88119902000: 2,9792,97920002010: 3,1533,15320102020: 2,9682,96820202023: 2,9352,9352023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Spencer is a town in Tioga County, in the Southern Tier region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Spencer: Spencer (Town, Tioga County); Spencer (Village, Tioga County).

2023 Median income for Tioga County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Tioga County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 196%.

239 160 81 1985 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Spencer
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Spencer
Married-couple families: 549 (72.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 70 (9.3%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 136 (18.0%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 369 (88.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 50 (11.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Spencer

Pct 5 and under 20% Pct 6 to 17 22% Pct 18 to 64 15% Pct 65 and over 6%

The overall poverty rate in Spencer is 16 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Spencer lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,810 (96.8%) Different NY county: 78 (2.7%) 2,904 current residents Same house: 2,810 (96.8%) Same house Different NY county: 78 (2.7%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 15 (0.5%) Same county (different house) (under 1%) Different state: 1 (%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Spencer residents
40 39.3 36.2 37.3 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau