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

  

TOWN OF SPENCER, MASSACHUSETTS

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.

SPENCER

BOSTON

WORCESTER

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POPULATION ECONOMY

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

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

Source: massbenchmarks.org Source: US Census

LANDUSE

Source: US Census Source: MassGIS

11,688

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

1920

1930

1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

2030

2035

Population

Past *Projected

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

5,5005,7005,9006,1006,3006,5006,7006,900

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

% U

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mp

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d

Em

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Po

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Employment

Labor Force % Unemployed MA

65,148

64,496

60,111

61,484

$30

,00

0

$40

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0

$50

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0

$60

,00

0

$70

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0

$80

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0

$90

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0

$10

0,0

00

1999

2009

Estimated Median Household Income

Spencer

MA

5.3%5.9%

6.7% 6.7%

00.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.08

1990 2000

Pe

rce

nt

Families Below Poverty Level

Spencer MA

1.9%0.8% 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

All ForeignBorn

Europe NorthAmerica

LatinAmerica

Asia Africa Oceania

Foreign Born

Spencer MA

31%

14%

28%

15%11%

0.5%

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Professional Service Sales Manufacturing Construction Farming

Occupation

Spencer MA Total Jobs

< 9

10 - 19

20 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

70 - 79

> 80

1500 1000 500 0 500 1000 1500

Ag

e C

oh

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Population by Age & Gender

MALE FEMALE

11%

3%

70%

12%

4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

%Agriculture

%Built Environment

%Open Space

%Residential

%Water

2005

1999

1985

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HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY

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

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

TRANSPORTATION

Source: US Census Source: US Census

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

35 3734

48

71

50

31

2

17

916

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

200

0

200

1

200

2

200

3

200

4

200

5

200

6

200

7

200

8

200

9

201

0

Building Permits

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

200

0

200

1

200

2

200

3

200

4

200

5

200

6

200

7

200

8

200

9

201

0Median Sales Price

Single Family Condo

MA -SF MA - Condo

276.1

12241871.2 1770.6

486.3

01000200030004000500060007000

198

0

198

5

199

0

199

5

200

0

200

5

Crimes per 100,000 Residents

Spencer MA

22.926.4

29.2

15.719.7

22.2

8.5 7.7 9.4

0

10

20

30

40

FY2008 FY2009 FY2010

Per

cen

t

K-12 Selected PopulationLow-Income Special Education

Free Lunch Reduced Lunch

Limited English Proficiency Drop Out Rate

338311

262 268 256 253 233

0.00%

0.50%

1.00%

1.50%

2.00%

2.50%

3.00%

050

100150200250300350400

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Traffic Accidents

SPENCER % of Region

24.225.7

27.8

21.6 22.727

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1980 1990 2000

Min

ute

s

Mean Commute Time

Spencer MA

1,400

729

3,604

0.244200244

0.127158556

0.6286412

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

Within Community Outside to Community Community to Outside

Commute Pattern

3,065

1,679

551240

0500

100015002000250030003500

OwnerOccupied

RenterOccupied

Vacant Chapter 40B

Housing

2000 2010

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POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change

Total Population 11,645 11,691 0.4%

In households 11,498 11,579 0.7%

In group quarters 147 112 -23.8%

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

Total Households 4,352 4,579 5.2%

1 981 1,185 20.8%

2 1,390 1,519 9.3%

3 774 807 4.3%

4 774 677 -12.5%

> 5 433 391 -9.7%

Mean persons / household 3 3 -4.2%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

Total Households 4,352 4,579 5.2%

0 378 304 -19.6%

1 1,574 1,621 3.0%

2 1,743 1,879 7.8%

3 477 530 11.1%

4 99 199 101.0%

> 5 81 46 -43.2%

Mean vehicles / household 2 2 4.2%

WORKERS BY GENDER

Workers 16 years and over 5,679 6,135 8.0%

Male 3,058 3,295 7.8%

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%

Carpool 720 418 -41.9%

Transit / Taxi 62 22 -64.5%

Bike / Ped 167 126 -24.6%

Motorbike 70 29 -58.6%

Work at home 38 132 247.4%

COMMUTE TIME

Workers not working at home 5,641 6,005 6.5%

< 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%

> 45 mins 765 1,095 43.1%

Mean travel time to work (mins) 26 28 8.2%

TIME LEAVING FOR WORK

Workers not working at home 5,641 6,005 6.5%

5 to 6:59 a.m. 1,832 1,773 -3.2%

7 to 7:59 a.m. 1,689 1,901 12.6%

8 to 8:59 a.m 942 761 -19.2%

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)

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,4001,600

1 2 3 4 > 5

Ho

use

ho

lds

Persons

Persons per Household1990 2000

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000

0 1 2 3 4 > 5

Ho

use

ho

lds

Vehicles

Vehicles Available1990 2000

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000

Wo

rke

rs

Commute Time1990 2000

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000

Wo

rke

rs

Time Leaving For Work1990 2000

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SPENCER

Spencer Pond

MAIN STREET

PLEASANT STREET

HIGH STREET

GROVE STREETMAPLE STREET

VALLEY STREET

CHESTNUT STREET

CHURCH STREET

CHERRY STREET

ELM STREET

MECHANIC STREET

ASH STREET

PEARL STREET

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WALL STREET

ADAMS STREET

LINDEN STREET

STARR STREET

BROWN STREET

SAMPSON STREET

MILL STREET

CLARK STREET

PROUTY STREET

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LAKE STREET SCHOOL

NORTH STREET CEMETERY

DAVID PROUTY JUNIOR H.S.

PLEASANT STREET SCHOOL

PROUTY PARK

MUZEY MEADOW

GROVE STREET SCHOOL

Connecticut

SPENCER

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AUBURN

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£¤56

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Traffic Safety 0 0.10.05

Miles

SPENCERLEICESTER

PAXTON

NORTH BROOKFIELD

BROOKFIELDEAST BROOKFIELDAUBURN

CHARLTON

OAKHAM

OXFORD

WORCESTER

WEST BROOKFIELD

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AutoCrashClusters06_08PedCrashCluster02_08Water BodiesOpen SpaceEnvironmental Justice (Low Income)Bus RouteInterstateU.S. RouteState Route

AutoCrashClusters06_08Water BodiesOpen SpaceEnvironmental Justice (Low Income)RailroadTrails

InterstateU.S. RouteState Route

NB : Color Coded # is Regional RankSource: MassDOT, WRTA, MassGIS

† TRAFFIC SAFETY HIGHLIGHTSSum Fatal Injury ¹ PDO ³ HSIP

Auto Crash Clusters 2006-2008 Community Crash Crash Crash Crash ² EPDO EligibleMAIN ST / ELM ST / MAPLE ST SPENCER 16 1 10 5 65 YesMAIN ST / MAPLE ST SPENCER 28 0 6 22 52 YesMAIN ST / MECHANIC ST SPENCER 21 1 4 16 46 YesPLEASANT ST / NORTH SPENCER RD SPENCER 16 0 6 10 40 Yes

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

Bike Crash Clusters 2006-2008NONE SPENCER 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Auto Crashes 2006-2008 SPENCER 745 2 163 580 1,415Total Pedestrian Crashes 2006-2008 SPENCER 12 1 7 4 49Total Bike Crashes 2006-2008 SPENCER 4 0 3 1 16¹ PDO - Property Damage Only² EPDO - Equivalent Property Damage Only weighted by fatal crashes = 10, injury crashes = 5, PDO =1³ HSIP- Highway Safety Improvement Program (MA)† Excluding Interstate HighwaysSource : Mass DOT Highway

SPENCER

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£¤56

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Shaw Pond

Kettle Brook Reservoir

Sargent Pond

Thompsons Pond

Sugden Reservoir

Eames Pond

Waite Pond

Cranberry Meadow Pond

Lake Whittemore

Rochdale Pond

Southwick Pond

Henshaw Pond

Jones Pond

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DOWNEY LAND

SIELIS LAND

BEMIS LAND

PILLING LAND

GREEN LAND

WARNER LAND

MOSCHINI LAND

BEDROSIAN LAND

CAMP LAURELWOOD

KURLAND LANDWATSON LAND

BURNCOAT POND

KITTREDGE F.C.

GAUCHER LAND

ELKLEBERRY LAND

BUCK HILL CONSERVATION AREA

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TREASURE VALLEY BOY SCOUT CAMP

SPENCER

£¤49

£¤31

£¤56£¤148

£¤9

£¤122 £¤56

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Good

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Poor

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U.S. Route

State Route

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Project Symbol

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Environmental Justice (Low Income)Major Roads

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0 10.5 Miles

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Roadway Improvement Projects -TIP* *TIP-Transportation Improvment Program