Population 804 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Spence
Household size in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.41 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.50 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.53 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.22 | 2.73 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.20 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Spence are small: just 2.22 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.41 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.6 | 36.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.1 | 36.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 48.0 | 38.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.4 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 48.0, Spence is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.9% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.7% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 15.6% | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.7% | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −7.1 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Spence: 7.7% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Spence
Renters in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.1% | 32.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 35.3% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 34.4% | 36.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 20.3% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | −19.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 20.3% of households in Spence rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly half of owners (47.4%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.5% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.3% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.0% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Spence as nationally: 10.7%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1985 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1987 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1992 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Spence are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1986, versus 1980 across the U.S. Still, homes here are older than in Georgia as a whole, where the median home dates to 1991.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $585 | $910 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $650 | $977 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $705 | $1,112 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $536 | $1,520 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$49 | +$609 | +$606 |
Rent in Spence runs $536 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 15.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Spence
Bachelor's degrees in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 28.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.8% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.2 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Spence have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.8%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 72.2% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.6% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.0% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.7% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.5 pts | +5.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in Spence never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Spence
| Period | Spence | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.6% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.8 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.0%, unemployment in Spence is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Spence compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spence | 2.22 | 48.0 | 7.7% | 20.3% | 10.7% | 1986 | $536 | 16.8% | 79.7% | 5.0% |
| Capel | 2.63 | 40.7 | 10.0% | 35.2% | 9.5% | 1987 | $640 | 20.7% | 80.2% | 5.5% |
| Pelham | 2.60 | 37.8 | 12.8% | 32.9% | 14.1% | 1979 | $771 | 10.4% | 79.7% | 7.3% |
| Meigs | 2.58 | 40.5 | 16.1% | 26.3% | 17.5% | 1981 | $771 | 11.9% | 77.8% | 7.5% |
| Ochlocknee | 2.46 | 44.4 | 10.5% | 25.4% | 11.2% | 1995 | $880 | 19.0% | 89.5% | 6.7% |
| Dawesville | 2.62 | 38.7 | 6.6% | 19.3% | 10.9% | 1993 | $991 | 31.1% | 90.8% | 4.1% |
| Vada | 2.40 | 44.3 | 3.8% | 14.5% | 19.5% | 1985 | $753 | 17.1% | 85.0% | 1.6% |
| Coolidge | 2.54 | 42.1 | 10.8% | 23.6% | 6.6% | 1990 | $858 | 14.1% | 84.6% | 3.7% |
| Hartsfield | 2.68 | 41.0 | 12.4% | 8.5% | 12.2% | 1999 | $1,064 | 9.4% | 89.8% | 0.4% |
| Hopeful | 2.43 | 47.1 | 9.1% | 15.2% | 16.5% | 1981 | $721 | 17.0% | 88.8% | 5.3% |
| Merrillville | 2.68 | 38.6 | 11.4% | 23.6% | 4.9% | 1988 | $830 | 14.3% | 85.4% | 2.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Spence. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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