Sparta, GA Demographic Data
Sparta, GA Summary
Sparta is located in Hancock County in Georgia
- Population: 2,436
- Area: 1.83 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.82 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,331.87 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 553.81 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sparta, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
930
53%
50.8
Male
813
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,743
323,128,000
Sparta, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
62
3.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
85
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
148
8.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
148
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
72
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
127
7.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
168
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
292
16.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
137
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
146
8.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
225
12.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
104
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
29
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,355
77.7%
77.2
Female
749
55.3%
51.3
Male
606
44.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,292
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
441
25.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
358
20.5%
15.2
Female
221
61.7%
55.8
Male
137
38.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Sparta, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,736
99.6%
96.8
White
212
12.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,501
86.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
18
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
18
1.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
5
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
7
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
5
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,738
99.7%
82.2
Sparta, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
149
12.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
144
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
476
38.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
212
17.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
62
5.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
93
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
92
7.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
293
23.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
935
76.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
185
15.1%
31.2
Sparta, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
699
48.3%
33.7%
Now Married
418
28.9%
47.5
Divorced
107
7.4%
11.0%
Separated
81
5.6%
2.0
Widowed
143
9.9
5.8%
Sparta, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,663
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
18
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
11
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sparta, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
151
22.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
99
14.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
126
18.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
91
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
81
12.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
63
9.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
20
3.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
26
3.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
22,310
57,617
Per capita income
15,862
31,128
Sparta, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
18
3.5%
9.8
Construction
18
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
261
50.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
3.1%
6.6
Information
2
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
13
2.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
21
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
17
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
52
10.1%
4.6
Retail trade
30
5.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
60
11.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
21
4.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
195
37.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
111
21.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
102
19.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
87
16.9%
18.1%
Sparta, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
486
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
400
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
50
10.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
1.0%
5.1
Walked
12
2.5%
2.7
Other means
3
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
16
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Sparta, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
146
21.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
284
42.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
150
22.5%
37.1
3 or more
87
13.0%
21.0
Sparta, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
667
82.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
350
52.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
317
47.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
146
18.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Sparta, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
813
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
43
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
137
16.9%
16.5
5 rooms
215
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
182
22.4%
17.8
7 rooms
130
16.0%
12.0
8 rooms
50
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
56
6.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sparta, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
813
1-unit, detached
493
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
10
1.2%
5.9
2-units
10
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
123
15.1%
9.0
Mobile home
159
19.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sparta, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
135
16.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
35
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
145
17.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
132
16.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
57
7.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
108
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
138
17.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
63
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sparta, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
306
45.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
55
8.2%
4.7
Electricity
301
45.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.3%
1.1
Sparta, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
169
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
2
1.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
9.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
69
40.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
82
48.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
27
16.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
3.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
13.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
13.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
92
54.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sparta, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
259
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
0.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
125
48.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
132
51.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
58
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
514
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
21
8.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
50
19.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
49
19.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
2.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
57
22.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
69
27.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
66
0.0%
0.0%
Sparta, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
350
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
141
40.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
167
47.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
16
4.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13
3.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8
2.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
57,900
205,000
