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Population (year 2000): 3,355. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,345 (-0.3% change)
Males: 1,627 (48.5%), Females: 1,728 (51.5%)
Rowan County
Zip code:
28159
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $36,687 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,700 (year 2000)
Races in Spencer:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.6%)
- Black (23.6%)
- Hispanic (6.8%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (15.6%), German
(12.9%), English (6.9%), Irish (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%),
Scottish (2.6%).
Elevation: 751 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spencer
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spencer town
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 8.9%
5.7% Foreign born (5.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -365 (-9.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Spencer:
- ROWAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles;
SALISBURY, NC)
- LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles;
LEXINGTON, NC)
- DAVIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MOCKSVILLE,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spencer:
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 34 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 49 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spencer:
- ROWAN COUNTY (about 8 miles; SALISBURY, NC; ID: RUQ)
- DAVIDSON COUNTY (about 11 miles; LEXINGTON, NC; ID:
EXX)
- TWIN LAKES (about 15 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC; ID: 8A7)
Amtrak stations near Spencer:
- 3 miles: SALISBURY (DEPOT & LIBERTY STS.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Spencer:
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 34
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 39 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
Public high school in Spencer:
- NORTH ROWAN HIGH (Students: 843; Location:
300 N WHITEHEAD AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Spencer:
- NORTH ROWAN MIDDLE (Students: 704; Location:
512 CHARLES STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH ROWAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 649;
Location: 600 CHARLES ST; Grades: PK - 05)
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