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Sparta, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,504 (it was $76,600 in 2000)
Sparta:

$196,504
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,507 - $310,217

Total population: 1,732 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,911 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 971 (826 occupied: 520 owner occupied, 318 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

33%

Housing density: 409 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,296,806.

Median contract rent in 2022: $371 (lower quartile is $189, upper quartile is $677)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $617


Median gross rent in Sparta, NC in 2022: $555

Housing units in Sparta with a mortgage: 307 (4 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $42,255

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $40,378

Median monthly housing costs: $698

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Sparta, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,834
  • Male householders: 335 (144 living alone), Female householders: 483 (139 living alone)
  • 230 spouses (211 opposite-sex spouses), 43 unmarried partners, (43 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 475 children (449 natural, 12 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 0 foster children, 32 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 111

Size of family households: 280 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 288 1-person, 26 2-persons.

106 married couples with children.
181 single-parent households (4 men, 177 women).

90.4% of residents of Sparta speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 76 (4.1%)
(40.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparta, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparta, North Carolina
  • 2no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1512 bedrooms
  • 3203 bedrooms
  • 364 bedrooms
  • 125+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 821 bedroom
  • 1262 bedrooms
  • 853 bedrooms
  • 164 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 73no vehicle
  • 1801 vehicle
  • 1732 vehicles
  • 613 vehicles
  • 264 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in renter-occupied apartments
  • 71no vehicle
  • 1671 vehicle
  • 532 vehicles
  • 273 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, North Carolina
  • 21 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 83 rooms
  • 1034 rooms
  • 1055 rooms
  • 1926 rooms
  • 357 rooms
  • 218 rooms
  • 569+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 823 rooms
  • 984 rooms
  • 975 rooms
  • 96 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 108 rooms
  • 29+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Sparta, NC
  • Sparta, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sparta, NC in 2022
  • 59Less than $10,000
  • 127$10,000 to $19,999
  • 104$20,000 to $29,999
  • 143$30,000 to $39,999
  • 158$40,000 to $49,999
  • 43$50,000 to $59,999
  • 42$60,000 to $74,999
  • 82$75,000 to $99,999
  • 26$100,000 to $124,999
  • 12$125,000 to $149,999
  • 24$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Sparta, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Sparta, NC in 2022
  • 2$15,000 to $19,999
  • 3$20,000 to $24,999
  • 9$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13$70,000 to $79,999
  • 6$80,000 to $89,999
  • 17$90,000 to $99,999
  • 66$100,000 to $124,999
  • 42$125,000 to $149,999
  • 57$150,000 to $174,999
  • 10$175,000 to $199,999
  • 55$200,000 to $249,999
  • 84$250,000 to $299,999
  • 6$300,000 to $399,999
  • 15$400,000 to $499,999
  • 80$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Sparta, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sparta, NC in 2022
  • 10Less than $100
  • 40$100 to $149
  • 24$150 to $199
  • 13$200 to $249
  • 18$250 to $299
  • 24$300 to $349
  • 6$350 to $399
  • 19$400 to $449
  • 13$450 to $499
  • 5$500 to $549
  • 8$550 to $599
  • 21$600 to $649
  • 38$650 to $699
  • 15$700 to $749
  • 2$750 to $799
  • 3$1,000 to $1,249
  • 29No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.2%
Number of people working at home: 141 (20.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 110
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 205
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 35
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 68
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 36
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 16
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 25
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 4
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 31
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3
  • 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sparta

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,453 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled: 154 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 26 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 141 (7.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 3.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sparta, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sparta, North Carolina
  • 152010 or later
  • 202000 to 2009
  • 251990 to 1999
  • 161980 to 1989
  • 101970 to 1979
  • 4Before 1970
Ancestries in Sparta, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 508 (45.3%)
  • English: 81 (7.2%)
  • German: 36 (3.2%)
  • Irish: 35 (3.1%)
  • Romanian: 19 (1.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 18 (1.6%)
  • British: 10 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 10 (0.9%)
  • African: 9 (0.8%)
  • Dutch: 3 (0.3%)
  • European: 2 (0.2%)
  • Italian: 2 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Sparta:

31.6% (24)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Spain
Sparta:

21.1% (16)
North Carolina:

0.3% (2,183)

Germany
Sparta:

13.2% (10)
North Carolina:

1.8% (15,534)

Bolivia
Sparta:

13.2% (10)
North Carolina:

0.1% (612)

Guatemala
Sparta:

11.8% (9)
North Carolina:

2.6% (22,964)

El Salvador
Sparta:

10.5% (8)
North Carolina:

3.8% (33,379)

England
Sparta:

3.9% (3)
North Carolina:

1.2% (10,140)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 926
  • Other state: 823
  • Northeast: 133
  • Midwest: 154
  • South: 493
  • West: 40

85.2% of Sparta residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38.7% lived in North Carolina.


Sparta:

85.2%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 11
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 24
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 92
  • 11th grade: 39
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 15
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 218
  • Less than 1 year of college: 43
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 54
  • Associate degree: 30
  • Bachelor's degree: 67
  • Master's degree: 5
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 25
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 14
  • 11th grade: 9
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 12
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 196
  • Less than 1 year of college: 96
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 92
  • Associate degree: 71
  • Bachelor's degree: 34
  • Master's degree: 113
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Sparta marital status for males
Sparta marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 689
  • One, attached: 9
  • Two: 51
  • 3 or 4: 10
  • 5 to 9: 132
  • 10 to 19: 42
  • 20 to 49: 10
  • Mobile homes: 25
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Sparta
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sparta, NC
  • 47.1%Electricity
  • 29.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 19.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Utility gas
  • 1.4%Wood
  • 0.6%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sparta, NC
  • 76.0%Electricity
  • 16.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.9%Wood
  • 1.3%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here:

9.2%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:

2.5%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability