Editing Spencer, Tennessee (section)

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 1,601 people residing in 632 households, with an average household size of 2.35.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

Within the 632 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 32.1% had someone who was 65 years of age or older.

The town's population age spread was: 23.0% up to the age of 19, 10.4% from 20 to 29, 12.1% from 30 to 39, 11.7% from 40 to 49, 16.5% from 50 to 59, 14.7% from 60 to 99, and 11.6% who were 70 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. Women comprise 51.2% of the population.

The median income for a household in the town was estimated at $19,033, while the [[per capita income]] was $13,555. 34.3% of the population was estimated to be below the [[poverty line]].  No data was available as to health insurance coverage.