How long do people stay in their homes in the Town of Spencer, WI?

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Spencer, WI, 2020–2024
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23.4% (±10.2 points) of households in the Town of Spencer, WI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 23.4% (±10.2 points)
Since before 2000: 25.0%

When households in the Town of Spencer moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Spencer	Marathon County	Wisconsin	United States
2023 or later	3.4% (±3.0 points)	3.6%	4.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	20.0% (±9.8 points)	17.4%	19.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	26.1% (±6.7 points)	36.4%	38.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	25.5% (±5.8 points)	17.9%	17.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.1% (±4.7 points)	11.1%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	9.9% (±3.6 points)	13.6%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In the Town of Spencer, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Marathon County (21.0%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (23.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near the Town of Spencer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Spencer
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Spencer	—	23.4% (±10.2 points)	—
Spencer	3.1 mi	14.9% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield	5.7 mi	28.1% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Brighton (Marathon County)	5.7 mi	8.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of McMillan	5.8 mi	15.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lincoln (Wood County)	5.8 mi	13.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sherman (Clark County)	6.2 mi	11.2% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Fremont (Clark County)	8.0 mi	6.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Eau Pleine (Marathon County)	8.4 mi	6.1% (±3.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Brighton (Marathon County), WI (8.5%), Town of Sherman (Clark County), WI (11.2%), Town of Fremont (Clark County), WI (6.5%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Marathon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
2	Schofield	29.3% (±6.7 points)
3 (tie)	Athens	29.1% (±7.0 points)
3 (tie)	Weston	29.1% (±4.9 points)
5	Wausau	26.1% (±2.8 points)
6	Kronenwetter	24.6% (±6.0 points)
7	Rothschild	23.5% (±7.1 points)
8	Town of Spencer	23.4% (±10.2 points)
9	Hatley	22.2% (±12.4 points)
10	Town of Bergen (Marathon County)	21.0% (±9.8 points)
11	Stratford	20.8% (±6.8 points)
12	Edgar	18.9% (±7.1 points)
13	Town of Wien	18.6% (±6.9 points)
14	Maine	17.6% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 56 places in Marathon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Spencer

How often do people move in the Town of Spencer?

23.4% of households in the Town of Spencer, WI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does the Town of Spencer have?

25.0% of households in the Town of Spencer have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spencer town, Marathon County, Wisconsin

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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