Sparta, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Sparta: | $149,496 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 1,624 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,631 (77 farm, 1,554 nonfarm))
Houses: 638 (599 occupied: 549 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 23 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $78,260.
Median contract rent in 2022: $634 (lower quartile is $491, upper quartile is $889)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $794
Median gross rent in Sparta, NY in 2022: $844
Housing units in Sparta with a mortgage: 203 (33 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 112
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 59,635- In family households: 48,008 (11,352 male householders, 4,591 female householders)
12,255 spouses, 16,355 children (15,222 natural, 372 adopted, 761 stepchildren), 824 grandchildren, 288 brothers or sisters, 312 parents, foster children, 322 other relatives, 1,460 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,627 (4,007 male householders (2,854 living alone)), 4,459 female householders (3,555 living alone)), 3,161 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5,758 (2,193 institutionalized population)
10,664 married couples with children.
3,346 single-parent households (962 men, 2,384 women).
96.3% of residents of Sparta speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 40 (2.3%)
(92.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparta, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 181 bedroom
- 922 bedrooms
- 2693 bedrooms
- 1344 bedrooms
- 365+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 182 bedrooms
- 133 bedrooms
- 104 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 14no vehicle
- 1001 vehicle
- 2702 vehicles
- 1193 vehicles
- 404 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in renter-occupied apartments
- 6no vehicle
- 171 vehicle
- 222 vehicles
- 53 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, New York
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 153 rooms
- 384 rooms
- 1055 rooms
- 1366 rooms
- 797 rooms
- 778 rooms
- 979+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 174 rooms
- 95 rooms
- 46 rooms
- 57 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 89+ rooms
Sparta, NY household income distribution
- 43,089Less than $10,000
- 63,608$10,000 to $19,999
- 64,442$20,000 to $29,999
- 69,520$30,000 to $39,999
- 69,984$40,000 to $49,999
- 68,515$50,000 to $59,999
- 101,440$60,000 to $74,999
- 139,971$75,000 to $99,999
- 110,243$100,000 to $124,999
- 79,802$125,000 to $149,999
- 90,993$150,000 to $199,999
- 105,846$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.4%
Number of people working at home: 96 (12.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 18
- 5 to 9 minutes: 51
- 10 to 14 minutes: 95
- 15 to 19 minutes: 93
- 20 to 24 minutes: 89
- 25 to 29 minutes: 37
- 30 to 34 minutes: 70
- 35 to 39 minutes: 31
- 40 to 44 minutes: 28
- 45 to 59 minutes: 119
- 60 to 89 minutes: 80
- 90 or more minutes: 11
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 638 (85.5%)
- Carpooled: 72 (9.7%)
- Walked: 10 (1.3%)
- Other means: 2 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 24 (3.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sparta, New York
- 31995 to March 2000
- 11990 to 1994
- 41985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 101970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 8Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 524 (28.9%)
- Irish: 346 (19.1%)
- English: 227 (12.5%)
- United States: 160 (8.8%)
- Other: 143 (7.9%)
- Dutch: 136 (7.5%)
- Italian: 70 (3.9%)
- French: 69 (3.8%)
- French Canadian: 32 (1.8%)
- Polish: 29 (1.6%)
- Scottish: 19 (1.0%)
- Scotch-Irish: 17 (0.9%)
- Swedish: 9 (0.5%)
- Norwegian: 6 (0.3%)
- Danish: 4 (0.2%)
- Russian: 4 (0.2%)
- Swiss: 4 (0.2%)
- Ukrainian: 4 (0.2%)
- Welsh: 4 (0.2%)
- Arab: 3 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Sparta: | 38.5% (10) |
| New York: | 2.5% (97,933) |
| Sparta: | 26.9% (7) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Sparta: | 15.4% (4) |
| New York: | 1.9% (72,408) |
| Sparta: | 7.7% (2) |
| New York: | 3.0% (117,238) |
| Sparta: | 7.7% (2) |
| New York: | 0.1% (4,083) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,459
- Other state: 142
- Northeast: 52
- Midwest: 37
- South: 42
- West: 11
78% of Sparta residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 5
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 20
- 9th grade: 15
- 10th grade: 25
- 11th grade: 16
- 12th grade, no diploma: 18
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 268
- Less than 1 year of college: 28
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 44
- Associate degree: 56
- Bachelor's degree: 30
- Master's degree: 18
- Professional school degree: 10
- Doctorate degree: 4
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 5
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 11
- 9th grade: 5
- 10th grade: 11
- 11th grade: 12
- 12th grade, no diploma: 16
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 262
- Less than 1 year of college: 43
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 66
- Associate degree: 72
- Bachelor's degree: 50
- Master's degree: 26
- Professional school degree: 7
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 520
- One, attached: 1
- Two: 13
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 102
Median worth of mobile homes: $83,821
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
- 40.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.8%Wood
- 10.0%Electricity
- 9.5%Utility gas
- 3.6%Coal or coke
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 54.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 30.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.0%Utility gas
- 8.0%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 5.6% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 22.6% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
