Spencer, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Spencer	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$44,305	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$79,909	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,052	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$41,871	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,300	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,358	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.4%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Spencer is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Spencer is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Spencer is 24% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Spencer is 18% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,267 $79,909 $159,818

City

$70,784 $106,188 $212,376

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Spencer median earnings by income bracket

Spencer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.4%	20.4%
Manufacturing sector	24.8%	24.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.3%	3.3%
Wholesale & retail services	6.4%	6.4%
Public administration	0.8%	0.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.0%	8.0%
Education, health & social services	3.2%	3.2%
Other	33.0%	33.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sturbridge, MA	2,156	$160,259	97.0%
East Douglas, MA	3,073	$114,296	40.5%
Rutland, MA	1,789	$108,980	34.0%
Fiskdale, MA	3,128	$108,201	33.0%
East Brookfield, MA	1,319	$107,159	31.8%
Spencer, MA	6,007	$79,909	1.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Roseland, CA	6,008	$81,669	0.4%
Cumberland, IN	6,008	$101,936	25.3%
Little Silver, NJ	6,005	$296,646	264.7%
Clearfield, PA	6,005	$70,423	13.4%
Moosic, PA	6,005	$87,741	7.9%
Spencer, MA	6,007	$79,909	1.8%

Source: The Spencer, MA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.