Sparta, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,939
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
46.8
15% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.3%
0.885% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$50,080
13.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$217,000
8.18% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,984
0.0504% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sparta, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Sparta, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sparta, TN was $217,000, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Sparta, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Sparta, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sparta, TN is home to a population of 4.94k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.32% of Sparta, TN residents were born outside of the country (65 people).

In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.36k people) in Sparta, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 182 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 182 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Sparta, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sparta, TN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sparta, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.36k ± 213
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    182 ± 83
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    182 ± 150
4.7%
Hispanic Population
232 people

In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.36k people) in Sparta, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 182 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 182 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.7% of the people in Sparta, TN are hispanic (232 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sparta, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.32%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
65 people
1.42%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
70 people

As of 2024, 1.32% of Sparta, TN residents (65 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sparta, TN was 1.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    101 ± 89
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    28 ± 49
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    9 ± 21

Sparta, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sparta, TN employs 1.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sparta, TN were Manufacturing (430 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (268 people), and Educational Services (229 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,714), Transportation & Warehousing ($85,714), and Public Administration ($61,326).

Employment

Occupations

1.98k
2024 Value
± 371
−0.0504%
1 Year decline
± 26.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sparta, TN declined at a rate of −0.0504%, from 1.99k employees to 1.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sparta, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (303 people), Production Occupations (246 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (194 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sparta, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.98k
2024 Value
± 371
−0.0504%
1 Year decline
± 26.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sparta, TN declined at a rate of −0.0504%, from 1.99k employees to 1.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sparta, TN, are Manufacturing (430 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (268 people), and Educational Services (229 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sparta, TN, though some of these residents may live in Sparta, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,641
Median earning men ± $7,662
$31,484
Median earning women ± $9,799

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,714), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,776), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,344).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,667), Retail Trade ($38,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,853).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Sparta, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sparta, TN was $217,000 in 2024, which is 0.652 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $200,600 to $217,000, a 8.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Sparta, TN is 67.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sparta, TN have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sparta, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$217,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,771
$1,458
Median Property Taxes
±$324

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sparta, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sparta, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

67.5%
Homeownership
2024
72.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.5% of the housing units in Sparta, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$50,080
Median Household Income
± $9,260
2.16k
Number of Households
± 382

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.16k households in Sparta, TN grew to $50,080 from the previous year's value of $43,989.

The following chart displays the households in Sparta, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sparta, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (87.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.04%)
  3. Carpooled (2.8%)

In 2024, 87.8% of workers in Sparta, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.04%) and those who carpooled to work (2.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sparta, TN have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Sparta, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sparta, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sparta, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sparta, TN (667 out of 4.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sparta, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.2% of the population of Sparta, TN has health coverage, with 34% on employee plans, 22% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0.606% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

12.8%
Uninsured
34%
Employer Coverage
22%
Medicaid
18.6%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
0.606%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sparta, TN grew by 47.5% from 8.66% to 12.8%.

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