Spencer TownshipIN
A town of 1,823.
Is Spencer Township a good place to live?
Spencer Township’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes, cost of living, and schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Spencer Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 38 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Harrison-Crawford State Forest, at 2,123 acres with 2.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Spencer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
97% of working residents leave Spencer Township for work
Where Spencer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Spencer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Spencer Township is from typical.
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Moving to Spencer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spencer Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spencer Township.
Most of Spencer Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Spencer Township for work: only 3% work in town. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Spencer Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Spencer Township grew to 264 in 2023, 60 more than in 2013.
| Spencer Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spencer Township is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Spencer Township beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 43% of adults have obesity in Spencer Township.
| Spencer Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Spencer Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Spencer Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Spencer Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Spencer Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 34% of Spencer Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Spencer Township has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 1,823 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Spencer Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 81% are men (IN 49%).
| Spencer Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Spencer Township has set aside 9.3% of its land for conservation
3.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Spencer Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrison-Crawford State Forest | 2.9 mi | 2,123 |
| 2. Blue River Gravel Wash Barrens Nature Preserve | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Spencer Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Spencer Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Spencer Township; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Spencer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Spencer Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Spencer Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,770 with 769 housing units.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Spencer Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Spencer Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Whiskey Run Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Harrison Township | #176 | A− | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Blue River Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Jackson Township | #159 | A− | A | — | A− | B− |
| Jennings Township | — | — | B− | — | C | D− |
Spencer Township, Whiskey Run Township, Blue River Township and Jennings Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Spencer Township, Whiskey Run Township, Harrison Township, Blue River Township, Jackson Township and Jennings Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Spencer Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Spencer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spencer Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.