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Spencer, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Spencer, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,688. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SPENCER-MA · Spencer, MA 1 ZIPs · 11,688 pop · #9058/25278 · Worcester County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $80,533
  • RANK-UPPER #9058/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Leominster
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,688
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $382,000

Nearest income peer: Leominster, MA (+ $3,763 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Spencer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Spencer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Spencer, MA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,688
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,533
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 01562 (11,688 residents). Household income $80,533 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,078 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Palmer is the closest lower-income city and Shelburne Falls the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Spencer.

Population concentration

Spencer's single ZIP 01562 carries the town

Spencer is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01562 is the entire residential footprint (11,688 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Spencer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 219 establishments, 2,590 employees , annual payroll $151,286k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01562 (219 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (46) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Spencer, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Worcester County, which covers 86 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Spencer. See the Worcester County roll-up →

Spencer lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Worcester County: Leominster, Shrewsbury and Milford earn more and Worcester, Fitchburg and Gardner earn less. Northborough marks the far end of that range at $153,199, 90% above Spencer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01562 11,688 $80,533 219 137
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Spencer roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Spencer, .