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Sparta, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,674 (it was $73,000 in 2000)
Sparta:

$224,674
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,649 - $294,449

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $217,726
Here:

$217,726
State:

$374,382

Total population: 5,075 (Urban population: 3,960 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 695 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,291 (2,049 occupied: 1,302 owner occupied, 782 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

33%

Housing density: 361 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $530,449.

Median contract rent in 2022: $529 (lower quartile is $471, upper quartile is $722)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $686


Median gross rent in Sparta, TN in 2022: $794

Housing units in Sparta with a mortgage: 579 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 107

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $73,143

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,720

Median monthly housing costs: $651

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Sparta, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1969

Median year apartment built: 1972

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,041
  • Male householders: 891 (228 living alone), Female householders: 1,133 (435 living alone)
  • 894 spouses (894 opposite-sex spouses), 111 unmarried partners, (111 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,264 children (1,078 natural, 70 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 0 foster children, 46 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 350

Size of family households: 651 2-persons, 362 3-persons, 211 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 675 1-person, 42 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

615 married couples with children.
286 single-parent households (30 men, 256 women).

98.6% of residents of Sparta speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 87 (1.7%)
(78.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparta, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparta, Tennessee
  • 0no bedroom
  • 61 bedroom
  • 2002 bedrooms
  • 6493 bedrooms
  • 4254 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Tennessee
  • 46no bedroom
  • 941 bedroom
  • 3652 bedrooms
  • 1923 bedrooms
  • 854 bedrooms
  • 05+ 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
  • 18no vehicle
  • 3521 vehicle
  • 5892 vehicles
  • 2923 vehicles
  • 414 vehicles
  • 125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in renter-occupied apartments
  • 73no vehicle
  • 2741 vehicle
  • 3192 vehicles
  • 53 vehicles
  • 854 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, Tennessee
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 43 rooms
  • 614 rooms
  • 2755 rooms
  • 3176 rooms
  • 597 rooms
  • 2518 rooms
  • 3379+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Tennessee
  • 461 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 813 rooms
  • 2604 rooms
  • 495 rooms
  • 1506 rooms
  • 767 rooms
  • 248 rooms
  • 979+ 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
  • Sparta, TN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sparta, TN in 2022
  • 139Less than $10,000
  • 411$10,000 to $19,999
  • 232$20,000 to $29,999
  • 179$30,000 to $39,999
  • 174$40,000 to $49,999
  • 105$50,000 to $59,999
  • 265$60,000 to $74,999
  • 386$75,000 to $99,999
  • 44$100,000 to $124,999
  • 56$125,000 to $149,999
  • 24$150,000 to $199,999
  • 49$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Sparta, TN

  • Distribution of house value in Sparta, TN in 2022
  • 7$15,000 to $19,999
  • 4$25,000 to $29,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7$50,000 to $59,999
  • 11$60,000 to $69,999
  • 68$70,000 to $79,999
  • 19$80,000 to $89,999
  • 40$90,000 to $99,999
  • 168$100,000 to $124,999
  • 16$125,000 to $149,999
  • 127$150,000 to $174,999
  • 92$175,000 to $199,999
  • 222$200,000 to $249,999
  • 57$250,000 to $299,999
  • 166$300,000 to $399,999
  • 67$400,000 to $499,999
  • 90$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Sparta, TN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sparta, TN in 2022
  • 55$200 to $249
  • 26$250 to $299
  • 33$300 to $349
  • 9$350 to $399
  • 41$400 to $449
  • 129$450 to $499
  • 136$500 to $549
  • 11$550 to $599
  • 7$600 to $649
  • 23$650 to $699
  • 28$700 to $749
  • 28$800 to $899
  • 93$900 to $999
  • 99No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.8%
Number of people working at home: 53 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 176
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 651
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 199
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 138
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 126
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 125
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 267
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 34
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 75
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 118
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 18
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sparta

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,620 (84.5%)
  • Carpooled: 531 (9.7%)
  • Taxi: 62 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 53 (1.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 53.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 100.0%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sparta, Tennessee
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sparta, Tennessee
  • 222010 or later
  • 612000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 221970 to 1979
  • 8Before 1970
Ancestries in Sparta, TN

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 582 (22.6%)
  • American: 581 (22.6%)
  • Irish: 169 (6.6%)
  • German: 81 (3.1%)
  • European: 42 (1.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 39 (1.5%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 28 (1.1%)
  • Italian: 25 (1.0%)
  • Lebanese: 14 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 10 (0.4%)
  • French: 8 (0.3%)
  • British: 6 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 3 (0.1%)

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

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Sparta:

43.7% (38)
Tennessee:

1.0% (3,809)

Philippines
Sparta:

18.4% (16)
Tennessee:

3.1% (11,640)

Cambodia
Sparta:

9.2% (8)
Tennessee:

0.2% (792)

El Salvador
Sparta:

4.6% (4)
Tennessee:

2.7% (10,313)

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

  • This state: 3,340
  • Other state: 1,576
  • Northeast: 144
  • Midwest: 510
  • South: 845
  • West: 62

82.3% of Sparta residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78.0% lived in Tennessee.


Sparta:

82.3%
State average:

87.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 29
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 10
  • 7th and 8th grade: 87
  • 9th grade: 8
  • 10th grade: 13
  • 11th grade: 81
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 25
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 623
  • Less than 1 year of college: 182
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 135
  • Associate degree: 161
  • Bachelor's degree: 129
  • Master's degree: 57
  • Professional school degree: 18
  • Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 26
  • 9th grade: 27
  • 10th grade: 15
  • 11th grade: 35
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 79
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 919
  • Less than 1 year of college: 115
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 353
  • Associate degree: 34
  • Bachelor's degree: 262
  • Master's degree: 5
  • Professional school degree: 45
  • Doctorate degree: 47
Educational Attainment for Females
Sparta marital status for males
Sparta marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,884
  • One, attached: 12
  • Two: 60
  • 3 or 4: 56
  • 5 to 9: 214
  • 10 to 19: 17
  • 20 to 49: 45
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 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, TN
  • 71.5%Utility gas
  • 28.2%Electricity
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sparta, TN
  • 58.6%Electricity
  • 41.4%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Here:

10.1%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

4.3%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Tennessee:

23.5%
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