What percentage of people rent in Spencer, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in Spencer, WV, 2020–2024
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43.1% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Spencer, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 387 renting households against 510 that own their home.

In Spencer, the share of households that rent went from 49.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.1% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.1% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 387 (±115)
Median renter income: $24,464 (±$8,448)

Who rents and who owns in Spencer

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spencer	Roane County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.1% (±10.0 points)	21.1% (±3.5 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	387 (±115)	1,205 (±209)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	510 (±112)	4,499 (±262)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,464 (±$8,448)	$24,587 (±$3,713)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,188 (±$10,914)	$51,324 (±$3,373)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In Spencer, the renter share is higher than in Roane County (21.1%).

It is also higher than in West Virginia (25.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 272.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Spencer has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	49.5% (±6.7 points)	43.1% (±10.0 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$434 (±$60)	$738 (±$154)	+70.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$24,309 (±$5,682)	$37,639 (±$15,428)	+54.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Spencer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spencer
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spencer	—	43.1% (±10.0 points)	—
Reedy	7.9 mi	11.8% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Grantsville	16 mi	23.1% (±15.9 points)	Lower
Elizabeth	18 mi	49.3% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ripley	19 mi	39.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clendenin	22 mi	22.0% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ravenswood	24 mi	30.5% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sissonville	26 mi	21.1% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Clay	28 mi	77.6% (±19.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Reedy, WV (11.8%), Grantsville, WV (23.1%), Sissonville, WV (21.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Clay, WV (77.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Spencer

How many renters are there in Spencer?

Spencer has an estimated 387 (±115) renting households, 43.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spencer?

In Spencer, the share of households that rent went from 49.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.1% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Spencer?

A renting household in Spencer has 2.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spencer?

The median renting household in Spencer, WV has an income of $24,464 (±$8,448) a year, against $57,188 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Spencer city, West Virginia (place:75820, in state:54).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.