TOWN OF SPENCER, MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER

BOSTON

SPENCER

Location: It is in Central Massachusetts, bordered by Oakham on the north, Paxton on the northeast, Leicester on the east, Charlton on the south, with both East Brookfield and North Brookfield on the west. Spencer is 11 miles west of Worcester and 51 miles west of Boston.

 Total Area: 34.05 sq. miles  Land Area: 32.85 sq. miles  Population: 11,688  Density: 343 per sq. mile

This snapshot contains details about the following items:

 Population  Economy  Land use  Housing  Public Safety  Education  Transportation  Traffic Safety

Data Sources: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation / Geographic Information Systems / Education / State Police / Division of Unemployment Assistance / Housing and Community Development, The US Census Bureau, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER), The Warren Group and massbenchmarks.org.

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 2 Washington Square, Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

Community Snapshot Spencer This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION ECONOMY Population Employment Past *Projected 14,000 11,688 Labor Force % Unemployed MA 12,000 10,000 6,900 12.0 6,700 8,000 10.0 6,500 8.0 6,000 6,300 6.0 4,000 6,100 5,900 4.0 % Unemployed 2,000 Employed Pop. 5,700 2.0 0 5,500 0.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2035

Source: US Census *CMRPC Projections approved March 2011 Source: MA Division of Unemp. Assist.

Population by Age & Gender Estimated Median Household Income

> 80 70 - 79 61,484 60 - 69 2009 64,496 50 - 59 40 - 49 30 - 39 60,111 Spencer

Age Cohort Age 20 - 29 1999 65,148 10 - 19 MA < 9 1500 1000 500 0 500 1000 1500 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000

MALE FEMALE $100,000

Source: US Census 2010 Source: American Community Survey 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars

Families Below Poverty Level Occupation

Spencer MA Spencer MA Total Jobs

0.08 45% 7,000 0.07 40% 6,000 0.06 35% 31% 6.7% 6.7% 28% 5,000 0.05 5.9% 30% 5.3% 4,000 0.04 25% 20% 14% 15% 3,000

Percent 0.03 15% 11% 2,000 0.02 10% 0.01 5% 0.5% 1,000 0 0% 0 1990 2000 Professional Service Sales Manufacturing Construction Farming

Source: massbenchmarks.org Source: US Census LANDUSE

Foreign Born 4% %Water Spencer MA 12% %Residential 15% 2005 70% %Open Space 10% 1999 3% %Built Environment 1985 5% 1.9% 0.8% 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 11% %Agriculture 0% All Foreign Europe North Latin Asia Africa Oceania Born America America 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Source: US Census Source: MassGIS

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HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY

Building Permits Crimes per 100,000 Residents

80 71 Spencer MA 70 60 7000 48 50 50 6000 37 5000 40 35 34 31 4000 30 3000 17 16 1871.2 1770.6 20 1224 9 2000 276.1 486.3 10 2 1000 0 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: CMRPC / MISER / US Census Source: MA State Police

Median Sales Price Traffic Accidents

Single Family Condo SPENCER % of Region

MA -SF MA - Condo 400 338 3.00% 350 311 $400,000 2.50% 300 262 268 256 253 233 $300,000 250 2.00% $200,000 200 1.50% 150 1.00% $100,000 100 0.50% $0 50 0 0.00% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: The Warren Group/Mass. Assoc. of Realtors Source: Mass DOT Highway State & Local Police Jurisdiction TRANSPORTATION

Housing Mean Commute Time

2000 2010 Spencer MA

3500 3,065 27.8 30 25.7 3000 24.2 2500 25 2000 1,679 20 1500 15 1000 551 27 Minutes 21.6 22.7 500 240 10 0 5 Owner Renter Vacant Chapter 40B 0 Occupied Occupied 1980 1990 2000

Source: US Census Source: US Census PUBLIC SCHOOLS

K-12 Selected Population Commute Pattern Low-Income Special Education Free Lunch Reduced Lunch 4,000 70% Limited English Proficiency Drop Out Rate 0.6286412 3,500 60% 3,000 40 50% 2,500 29.2 40% 30 26.4 22.9 2,000 22.2 3,604 30% 19.7 1,500 20 15.7 0.244200244 20%

Percent 1,000 9.4 8.5 7.7 1,400 0.127158556 10 10% 500 729 0 0% 0 Within Community Outside to Community Community to Outside FY2008 FY2009 FY2010

Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

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Page 2 of 5 Community Snapshot Spencer This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change Total Population 11,645 11,691 0.4% Persons per Household In households 11,498 11,579 0.7% 1990 2000 In group quarters 147 112 -23.8% 1,600 PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 1,400 1,200 Total Households 4,352 4,579 5.2% 1,000 1 981 1,185 20.8% 800 600 2 1,390 1,519 9.3% Households 400 3 774 807 4.3% 200 0 4 774 677 -12.5% 1234> 5 > 5 433 391 -9.7% Persons Mean persons / household 33-4.2% VEHICLES AVAILABLE Total Households 4,352 4,579 5.2% 0 378 304 -19.6% Vehicles Available 1 1,574 1,621 3.0% 1990 2000 2 1,743 1,879 7.8% 2,000 1,800 3 477 530 11.1% 1,600 1,400 4 99 199 101.0% 1,200 1,000 > 5 81 46 -43.2% 800 Mean vehicles / household 600 2 2 4.2% Households 400 WORKERS BY GENDER 200 0 Workers 16 years and over 5,679 6,135 8.0% 01234> 5 Male 3,058 3,295 7.8% Vehicles Female 2,621 2,845 8.5% COMMUTE MODE Workers 16 years and over 5,679 6,137 8.1% Drive Alone 4,622 5,410 17.0% Commute Time Carpool 720 418 -41.9% 1990 2000 Transit / Taxi 62 22 -64.5% 2,000 1,800 Bike / Ped 167 126 -24.6% 1,600 1,400 Motorbike 70 29 -58.6% 1,200 1,000 Work at home 38 132 247.4% 800 COMMUTE TIME Workers 600 400 Workers not working at home 5,641 6,005 6.5% 200 0 < 5 mins 251 259 3.2% 5 - 9 mins 597 689 15.4% 10 - 14 mins 539 634 17.6% 15 - 19 mins 400 577 44.3% 20 - 29 mins 1,340 1,136 -15.2% 30 - 44 mins 1,749 1,615 -7.7% Time Leaving For Work > 45 mins 765 1,095 43.1% 1990 2000 Mean travel time to work (mins) 26 28 8.2% 2,000 1,800 TIME LEAVING FOR WORK 1,600 1,400 Workers not working at home 5,641 6,005 6.5% 1,200 1,000 5 to 6:59 a.m. 1,832 1,773 -3.2% 800 Workers 7 to 7:59 a.m. 1,689 1,901 12.6% 600 400 8 to 8:59 a.m 942 761 -19.2% 200 0 9 to 9:59 a.m. 184 135 -26.6% 10 to 11:59 a.m. 87 175 101.1% 12 to 11:59 p.m. 759 917 20.8%

12 to 4:59 a.m. 148 343 131.8% Source: Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000)

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Page 3 of 5 Community Snapshot SPENCER Information depicted on these mapsis for planning purposes. Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPC Produced by the GIS Center : Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission. 2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016 This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Public Safety -Transportation Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

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Pedestrian Crash Clusters 2006-2008 MAIN ST / ELM ST / MAPLE ST SPENCER 16 1 10 5 65 Yes MECHANIC ST / WALL ST SPENCER 2 0 1 1 6 No

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Total Auto Crashes 2006-2008 SPENCER 745 2 163 580 1,415 Total Pedestrian Crashes 2006-2008 SPENCER 12 1 7 4 49 Total Bike Crashes 2006-2008 SPENCER 4 0 3 1 16 ¹ PDO - Property Damage Only ² EPDO - Equivalent Property Damage Only weighted by fatal crashes = 10, injury crashes = 5, PDO =1 ³ HSIP- Highway Safety Improvement Program (MA) † Excluding Interstate Highways Source : Mass DOT Highway Community Snapshot Information depicted on these maps is for planning purposes. SPENCER Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPC Produced by the GIS Center : Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission. 2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016 This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Public Safety -Transportation Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

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