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Sparta, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $174,360 (it was $70,600 in 2000)
Sparta:

$174,360
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,318 - $240,497

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $207,079
Here:

$207,079
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $238,406
Here:

$238,406
State:

$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $121,961
Here:

$121,961
State:

$203,667

Mobile homes: $25,091
Here:

$25,091
State:

$79,042

Total population: 9,667 (Urban population: 8,617 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Houses: 4,504 (4,269 occupied: 2,675 owner occupied, 1,652 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

32%

Housing density: 824 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $263,749.

Median contract rent in 2022: $756 (lower quartile is $600, upper quartile is $868)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,472


Median gross rent in Sparta, WI in 2022: $902

Housing units in Sparta with a mortgage: 1,563 (92 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 74 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $72,224

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,356

Median monthly housing costs: $914

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Sparta, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1975

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,960
  • Male householders: 2,313 (821 living alone), Female householders: 1,908 (722 living alone)
  • 1,502 spouses (1,460 opposite-sex spouses), 443 unmarried partners, (430 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,613 children (2,465 natural, 12 adopted, 136 stepchildren), 192 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 foster children, 208 other relatives, 393 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 243

Size of family households: 1,094 2-persons, 527 3-persons, 469 4-persons, 223 5-persons, 28 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,593 1-person, 361 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,109 married couples with children.
802 single-parent households (417 men, 385 women).

94.2% of residents of Sparta speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.0% 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 (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 167 (1.7%)
(9.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1341 bedroom
  • 5472 bedrooms
  • 1,3653 bedrooms
  • 4904 bedrooms
  • 1405+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • 113no bedroom
  • 1921 bedroom
  • 8402 bedrooms
  • 4033 bedrooms
  • 824 bedrooms
  • 235+ 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
  • 148no vehicle
  • 6611 vehicle
  • 1,1562 vehicles
  • 4453 vehicles
  • 1074 vehicles
  • 1585+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sparta in renter-occupied apartments
  • 294no vehicle
  • 6561 vehicle
  • 5242 vehicles
  • 1373 vehicles
  • 424 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1563 rooms
  • 3094 rooms
  • 5155 rooms
  • 5476 rooms
  • 4707 rooms
  • 3058 rooms
  • 3739+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • 1131 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2463 rooms
  • 5734 rooms
  • 2865 rooms
  • 2036 rooms
  • 527 rooms
  • 718 rooms
  • 1089+ 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, WI
  • Sparta, WI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sparta, WI in 2022
  • 53Less than $10,000
  • 525$10,000 to $19,999
  • 414$20,000 to $29,999
  • 413$30,000 to $39,999
  • 596$40,000 to $49,999
  • 294$50,000 to $59,999
  • 467$60,000 to $74,999
  • 615$75,000 to $99,999
  • 490$100,000 to $124,999
  • 121$125,000 to $149,999
  • 170$150,000 to $199,999
  • 134$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Sparta, WI

  • Distribution of house value in Sparta, WI in 2022
  • 218Less than $10,000
  • 43$10,000 to $14,999
  • 16$15,000 to $19,999
  • 9$20,000 to $24,999
  • 42$25,000 to $29,999
  • 11$35,000 to $39,999
  • 13$40,000 to $49,999
  • 121$60,000 to $69,999
  • 15$70,000 to $79,999
  • 60$80,000 to $89,999
  • 181$90,000 to $99,999
  • 265$100,000 to $124,999
  • 113$125,000 to $149,999
  • 271$150,000 to $174,999
  • 282$175,000 to $199,999
  • 343$200,000 to $249,999
  • 254$250,000 to $299,999
  • 238$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Sparta, WI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sparta, WI in 2022
  • 36$200 to $249
  • 5$300 to $349
  • 61$350 to $399
  • 53$400 to $449
  • 56$450 to $499
  • 59$500 to $549
  • 87$550 to $599
  • 165$600 to $649
  • 149$650 to $699
  • 40$700 to $749
  • 332$750 to $799
  • 198$800 to $899
  • 100$900 to $999
  • 95$1,000 to $1,249
  • 85$1,250 to $1,499
  • 9$1,500 to $1,999
  • 103No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.2%
Number of people working at home: 557 (10.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 257
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,223
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 590
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 411
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 523
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 405
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 564
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 119
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 74
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 265
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 63
  • 90 or more minutes: 42
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sparta

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,855 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled: 625 (9.7%)
  • Taxi: 165 (2.6%)
  • Bicycle: 68 (1.1%)
  • Walked: 149 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 557 (8.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sparta, Wisconsin
  • 502010 or later
  • 212000 to 2009
  • 771990 to 1999
  • 381980 to 1989
  • 281970 to 1979
  • 32Before 1970
Ancestries in Sparta, WI

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 909 (25.5%)
  • Norwegian: 354 (9.9%)
  • American: 276 (7.7%)
  • Irish: 235 (6.6%)
  • English: 149 (4.2%)
  • Polish: 132 (3.7%)
  • Italian: 110 (3.1%)
  • Swedish: 70 (2.0%)
  • Finnish: 64 (1.8%)
  • European: 58 (1.6%)
  • Belgian: 51 (1.4%)
  • Czech: 36 (1.0%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 30 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 29 (0.8%)
  • Welsh: 28 (0.8%)
  • Eastern European: 25 (0.7%)
  • Hungarian: 22 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 14 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 14 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 13 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 13 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 10 (0.3%)
  • French: 1 (0.03%)
  • African: 1 (0.03%)

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

Mexico
Sparta:

56.9% (95)
Wisconsin:

29.5% (87,182)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Sparta:

11.4% (19)
Wisconsin:

0.8% (2,427)

Canada
Sparta:

6.0% (10)
Wisconsin:

2.3% (6,747)

Netherlands
Sparta:

4.8% (8)
Wisconsin:

0.3% (962)

Germany
Sparta:

4.8% (8)
Wisconsin:

3.0% (8,773)

Cuba
Sparta:

4.2% (7)
Wisconsin:

0.4% (1,087)

Honduras
Sparta:

3.6% (6)
Wisconsin:

0.7% (2,133)

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

  • This state: 7,705
  • Other state: 1,896
  • Northeast: 120
  • Midwest: 993
  • South: 387
  • West: 404

87.0% of Sparta residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77.4% lived in Wisconsin.


Sparta:

87.0%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 42
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 30
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 86
  • 11th grade: 38
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 107
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,522
  • Less than 1 year of college: 249
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 442
  • Associate degree: 488
  • Bachelor's degree: 316
  • Master's degree: 64
  • Professional school degree: 28
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 21
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 33
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 9
  • 11th grade: 68
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 45
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,270
  • Less than 1 year of college: 458
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 503
  • Associate degree: 516
  • Bachelor's degree: 590
  • Master's degree: 174
  • Professional school degree: 25
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Sparta marital status for males
Sparta marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,500
  • One, attached: 294
  • Two: 481
  • 3 or 4: 256
  • 5 to 9: 355
  • 10 to 19: 89
  • 20 to 49: 91
  • Mobile homes: 429
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 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, WI
  • 77.0%Utility gas
  • 10.4%Electricity
  • 7.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sparta, WI
  • 53.7%Utility gas
  • 39.4%Electricity
  • 5.8%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 137
Here:

14.9%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92
Here:

19.1%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35
Here:

14.3%
Wisconsin:

17.5%
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