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About Spencer, ND
Spencer, ND is located in Ward County in the state of North Dakota.
The total City Population for Spencer is about 1,620 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $120,600, which is roughly 9% lower than the Average Home Value of $131,939 for the state of North Dakota, and roughly 44% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $62,390, which is roughly 6% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,681 for the state of North Dakota, and roughly 4% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.28Male Population Estimate: 51.4%
Female Population Estimate: 48.6%
Median Age: 46.6
Male Median Age: 46.0
Female Median Age: 47.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:2.35%
Other:1.42%
Indian:1.11%
Asian:0.56%
Hawaiian:0.19%
Black:0.12%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 25.82%
Libertarian: 2.99%
Other: 0.47%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Spencer specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Ward County: About 2.06958 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Ward County: About 256.071 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Ward County is about 48% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 11% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Spencer is about 2.5%.
North Dakota is ranked #40 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 25.19 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 21.3The average living wage for the state of North Dakota is $29.55/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives North Dakota a minimum wage score of 13.95 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.86/hr, which gives North Dakota a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 57.51 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for North Dakota is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 10.54 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X North Dakota does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ North Dakota does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X North Dakota does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X North Dakota does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X North Dakota does provide some form of paid family leave.
X North Dakota does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X North Dakota does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X North Dakota does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X North Dakota does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X North Dakota does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ North Dakota does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X North Dakota does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X North Dakota does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X North Dakota does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ North Dakota does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ North Dakota does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ North Dakota does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X North Dakota does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 58746Latitude: 48.749050
Longitude: -102.125239
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1893.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 701