2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Spencer, NE vs Fairfax, SD

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Highlights
- Household income in Fairfax, is 18% less than it is in Spencer and is 87% below the National Average.
- Spencer unemployment rate is 2.1%.
- Fairfax unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Spencer, NEFairfax, SDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,736  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spencer, NEFairfax, SDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock23.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K16.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spencer, NEFairfax, SDUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library17.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%13.1%
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