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SpencerNE

A town of 312.

Population
312
residents
Median home value
$83K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
55.8
years
Jobs based here
165
Balanced
Small town

312 people, and everyone knows the way

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73°
Cloudy
H 75° · L 57°

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The data

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Spencer has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

31″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–35°
Spring36–60°
Summer60–85°
Fall38–63°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Spencer

About one in 5 of Spencer’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Butte (17%), Lynch (9%) and O'Neill (5%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

21%work in town

Where working residents work

In Spencer21%
Butte17%
Lynch9%
O'Neill5%
Omaha4%
8 mi
median commute distance
165
jobs based in Spencer
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Spencer is

Spencer beats the Nebraska average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
4 better17 too close to call11 worse
What stands outSpencerNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.4%12.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure84.6%77.5%
More adults with heart disease9.8%6.1%
Niobrara Valley Hospital
14.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Moon Theatre, Spencer, Nebraska - Jun 1922 EH
1922 · Moon Theatre, Spencer, Nebraska - Jun 1922 EH · Wikimedia Commons
Spencer’s story

Spencer in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

NEMap-doton-SpencerSpencer, Nebraska Thayer Street 01Spencer, Nebraska Thayer Street 02
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Famous people from Spencer

4 notable people were born in Spencer.

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About Spencer

Village in Nebraska, US

Official town website ↗

Spencer is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 408 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
408
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,686 ft
ZIP code
68777

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