Ancestry in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Clay County and Spencer
Spencer
Clay County
0%10%20%30%40%CountGermanUnclassified1IrishNorwegianEnglishOther2SwedishDutchAmericanDanishScottishSwissScotch-IrishFrenchPolishWelshSubsaharan AfricanAfricanScandinavianItalian43.904404%44.695958%43.904404%43.9%4,90518.367347%18.212162%18.367347%18.4%2,05210.517365%10.614152%10.517365%10.5%1,1759.604368%9.090909%9.604368%9.6%1,0739.488006%8.829955%9.488006%9.5%1,0609.273183%9.103046%9.273183%9.3%1,0366.417830%5.862362%6.417830%6.4%7175.254207%5.049156%5.254207%5.3%5874.448622%4.782134%4.448622%4.4%4973.714644%3.987134%3.714644%3.7%4152.425707%2.014808%2.425707%2.4%2712.076620%1.426144%2.076620%2.1%2321.691729%1.347251%1.691729%1.7%1891.306839%1.377594%1.306839%1.3%1461.271035%1.353320%1.271035%1.3%1420.984604%0.898167%0.984604%1.0%1100.823487%0.558320%0.823487%0.8%920.760831%0.515839%0.760831%0.8%850.689223%0.619007%0.689223%0.7%770.563910%0.485496%0.563910%0.6%63

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Clay County and Spencer
Spencer
Clay County
0%20%40%60%80%Count%MexicanCubanCentral AmericanSalvadoranOther HispanicNicaraguanSouth AmericanEcuadorian80.896226%69.070209%80.896226%80.9%3433.070%3.07%8.490566%6.831120%8.490566%8.5%360.322%0.32%7.075472%21.062619%7.075472%7.1%300.269%0.27%5.188679%9.108159%5.188679%5.2%220.197%0.20%2.358491%2.087287%2.358491%2.4%100.090%0.09%1.886792%1.518027%1.886792%1.9%80.072%0.07%1.179245%0.948767%1.179245%1.2%50.045%0.04%1.179245%0.948767%1.179245%1.2%50.045%0.04%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Spencer

German Ancestry by Tract#3

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
40.3%41.6%43.0%44.3%45.6%47.0%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
7.1%8.6%10.0%11.4%12.8%14.3%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
7.1%7.7%8.3%8.9%9.5%10.2%

English Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
5.3%6.3%7.2%8.1%9.1%10.1%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
5.86%6.08%6.29%6.50%6.72%6.94%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
5.05%5.20%5.34%5.49%5.63%5.78%

American Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
3.57%3.88%4.19%4.49%4.80%5.11%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
2.1%2.7%3.4%4.0%4.7%5.3%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.43%1.78%2.13%2.48%2.83%3.18%

Swiss Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.58%0.82%1.06%1.30%1.54%1.78%

French Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.75%0.99%1.22%1.46%1.70%1.94%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.17%1.27%1.36%1.45%1.54%1.64%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.46%0.65%0.84%1.03%1.22%1.41%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.36%0.71%1.07%1.42%1.78%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.8%1.5%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.24%0.31%0.40%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.17%0.34%0.51%0.68%0.85%

Nicaraguan Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Nicaraguan' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.031%0.062%0.093%0.124%0.155%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Spencer Area

There are 17 county subdivisions in the Spencer Area. This section compares Spencer to all of the county subdivisions in the Spencer Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Spencer.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Spencer, selected other county subdivisions in the Spencer Area, and entities that contain Spencer
0%20%40%60%Count#Waterford TownshipWaterfordLake TownshipClay TownshipSioux TownshipSiouxFreeman TownshipFreemanPeterson TownshipPetersonMeadow TownshipMdwSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaClay CountyClayZIP Code 51301ZIP 51301Gillett Grove TownshipGillett GrvSpencerSpencerLone Tree TownshipLone TreeLincoln TownshipLincolnSpencer Community School DistrictSpencerHerdland TownshipHerdlandSummit TownshipSummitRiverton TownshipRivertonGarfield TownshipGarfieldIowaDouglas TownshipDouglasWest North CentralLogan TownshipLoganMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited States77.697842%77.697842%77.7%108175.595238%75.595238%75.6%127258.380414%58.380414%58.4%310347.429907%47.429907%47.4%203447.398844%47.398844%47.4%164546.854664%46.854664%46.9%216645.964912%45.964912%46.0%131744.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.240100%44.240100%44.2%5,65343.923241%43.923241%43.9%206843.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,90543.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905943.881335%43.881335%43.9%3551043.852459%43.852459%43.9%1071143.476906%43.476906%43.5%5,58243.010753%43.010753%43.0%401242.956120%42.956120%43.0%1861336.023055%36.023055%36.0%1251435.365854%35.365854%35.4%871535.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M33.157895%33.157895%33.2%631630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M27.350427%27.350427%27.4%321726.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares Spencer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Spencer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Spencer, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain Spencer
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlySpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaClay CountyClayZIP Code 51301ZIP 51301DubuqueSpencerSpencerSpencer Community School DistrictSpencerMonroe TownshipMonroeAmerica TownshipAmericaClintonCedar FallsJefferson TownshipJeffersonMadison TownshipMadisonMason CityMarion TownshipMarionFort DodgeClay TownshipPenn TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyIowaWashington TownshipWashingtonCedar RapidsBoone TownshipBooneDecorah TownshipDecorahCrocker TownshipCrockerDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesWebster TownshipWebsterWalnut TownshipWalnutFranklin TownshipFranklinLewis TownshipLewisWest North CentralSioux CityNewton TownshipNewtonBurlingtonBloomington TownshipBloomingtonDavenportIndianolaIowa CityFour Mile TownshipFour MileWaterlooKane TownshipTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutGrinnellKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleMidwestLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieKeokukTaylor TownshipTaylorDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFairfieldOskaloosaBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldCenter TownshipCtrStorm LakeLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.240100%44.240100%44.2%5,65344.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,90543.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905443.476906%43.476906%43.5%5,58242.090287%42.090287%42.1%5,473540.359398%40.359398%40.4%4,155639.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k739.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k838.987843%38.987843%39.0%4,137938.950066%38.950066%39.0%4,1031038.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k1138.044646%38.044646%38.0%15,57715.6k1237.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831336.399154%36.399154%36.4%6,7081435.981752%35.981752%36.0%9,8591535.709580%35.709580%35.7%13,00913.0k1635.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.747134%34.747134%34.7%15,45915.5k1734.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1833.995353%33.995353%34.0%7,7541933.948413%33.948413%33.9%3,4222033.679037%33.679037%33.7%18,02318.0k2133.198895%33.198895%33.2%4,4452232.640718%32.640718%32.6%18,83518.8k2331.875924%31.875924%31.9%8,4062431.615091%31.615091%31.6%7,4582531.246191%31.246191%31.2%4,1022630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2730.346706%30.346706%30.3%4,5692830.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302930.238978%30.238978%30.2%7,3393029.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k3129.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983229.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3329.459569%29.459569%29.5%2,9003429.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3529.043511%29.043511%29.0%15,31915.3k3628.561310%28.561310%28.6%3,2263728.323631%28.323631%28.3%19,12119.1k3828.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523926.767478%26.767478%26.8%2,7264026.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.043658%25.043658%25.0%3,1554124.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324224.504871%24.504871%24.5%4,5784323.049871%23.049871%23.0%23,53023.5k4422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584521.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.175437%21.175437%21.2%6,7524720.108509%20.108509%20.1%5,2634818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784917.128046%17.128046%17.1%11,16811.2k5014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Spencer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Spencer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#63

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Spencer, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Spencer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Spencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaClay CountyClayZIP Code 51301ZIP 51301SpencerSpencerSpencer Community School DistrictSpencerFargoLincolnSioux FallsIowaCedar RapidsMadisonWest North CentralOlatheOverland ParkOmahaMidwestTopekaMilton TownshipMiltonCapital TownshipCapitalToledoMinneapolisYork TownshipSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldWichitaSt. PaulLisle TownshipLislePalatine TownshipPalatineRockford TownshipRockfordCincinnatiWashington TownshipWashingtonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvColumbusWheeling TownshipWheelingAnn ArborKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWarrenLawrence TownshipLawrenceAkronBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSterling HeightsSterling HtsSt. LouisDaytonGrand RapidsWorth TownshipWorthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaine TownshipMaineBlue TownshipWayne TownshipWayneCenter TownshipCtrKansas CityNorth TownshipNAurora TownshipAuroraClevelandProviso TownshipProvisoChicagoThornton TownshipThorntonDetroit44.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.240100%44.240100%44.2%5,65343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,90543.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,90543.476906%43.476906%43.5%5,58239.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k235.624160%35.624160%35.6%51,13151.1k335.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k530.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M27.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k626.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k726.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k826.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k923.925085%23.925085%23.9%28,33428.3k1022.907686%22.907686%22.9%26,67626.7k1122.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1222.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1321.831081%21.831081%21.8%27,38627.4k1421.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k1521.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k1621.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k1720.928672%20.928672%20.9%24,94324.9k1819.694187%19.694187%19.7%22,41122.4k1919.672592%19.672592%19.7%34,28534.3k2019.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2119.377859%19.377859%19.4%26,39426.4k2219.284687%19.284687%19.3%28,69628.7k2319.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k2418.240179%18.240179%18.2%28,27128.3k2517.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2617.471385%17.471385%17.5%29,99430.0k2717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k2817.100391%17.100391%17.1%22,58522.6k2916.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3016.362001%16.362001%16.4%20,01420.0k3116.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3215.925227%15.925227%15.9%17,96718.0k3315.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3415.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k3515.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k3615.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k3714.971933%14.971933%15.0%22,88422.9k3814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.293356%14.293356%14.3%19,50619.5k3913.599244%13.599244%13.6%21,44921.4k4012.476612%12.476612%12.5%17,60417.6k4112.307117%12.307117%12.3%18,10518.1k4211.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k4311.626997%11.626997%11.6%18,41618.4k4410.437835%10.437835%10.4%15,46015.5k459.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k468.498675%8.498675%8.5%12,89312.9k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k483.956709%3.956709%4.0%6,705491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Spencer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Spencer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#83

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Spencer, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Spencer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Spencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaClay CountyClayZIP Code 51301ZIP 51301SpencerSpencerSpencer Community School DistrictSpencerIowaWest North CentralMidwestColumbusMilwaukeeSeattleTulsaDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTucsonSeattle EastPhoenixPlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAustinSacramentoSan DiegoAlbuquerqueLas VegasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTampaFresnoTown of HempsteadHempsteadFort WorthSan FranciscoNortheast DallasNE DallasChicagoOrlandoWashingtonPhiladelphiaOntarioBaltimoreSan JoseManhattanAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAtlantaHoustonSan BernardinoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBostonSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLos AngelesSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoQueensBrooklynMiamiDetroitBronx44.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,36544.240100%44.240100%44.2%5,65343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,90543.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,90543.476906%43.476906%43.5%5,58235.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M19.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k214.676197%14.676197%14.7%153,190153k314.630148%14.630148%14.6%86,65186.7k414.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.399675%14.399675%14.4%82,49382.5k614.283867%14.283867%14.3%124,819125k713.760180%13.760180%13.8%80,69380.7k812.788918%12.788918%12.8%407,453407k912.395761%12.395761%12.4%67,84267.8k1011.362892%11.362892%11.4%85,02085.0k1111.299178%11.299178%11.3%74,46074.5k1210.757316%10.757316%10.8%105,926106k1310.720012%10.720012%10.7%92,07392.1k1410.156382%10.156382%10.2%113,785114k159.800360%9.800360%9.8%233,252233k169.725412%9.725412%9.7%62,46062.5k179.549359%9.549359%9.5%178,569179k189.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k198.847564%8.847564%8.8%58,95359.0k208.684101%8.684101%8.7%60,11160.1k218.514416%8.514416%8.5%65,45165.5k228.072263%8.072263%8.1%68,77168.8k237.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k247.630150%7.630150%7.6%118,042118k257.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k267.159705%7.159705%7.2%41,70741.7k276.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k286.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k296.951180%6.951180%7.0%44,75144.8k306.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k316.496309%6.496309%6.5%114,123114k326.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k336.251974%6.251974%6.3%106,112106k346.200567%6.200567%6.2%35,84335.8k355.638608%5.638608%5.6%32,70932.7k365.629362%5.629362%5.6%185,963186k374.918768%4.918768%4.9%41,25741.3k384.864383%4.864383%4.9%89,55389.6k394.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k404.544632%4.544632%4.5%31,88331.9k414.201872%4.201872%4.2%40,19740.2k424.106705%4.106705%4.1%105,736106k433.775646%3.775646%3.8%36,47336.5k443.092438%3.092438%3.1%16,96117.0k452.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k462.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k471.869818%1.869818%1.9%18,00318.0k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Spencer. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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