17.6% of Sparta, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 10.6% of high school graduates and 17.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.5%. For comparison, it was 16.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sparta, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sparta:
17.6%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sparta:
12.8%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sparta:
34.9%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sparta:
31.2%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.5%
Residents above poverty level:
16.9%
Poverty by age in Sparta, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sparta,KY (percentage below poverty level)
48.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
100.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sparta,KY (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
75.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
57.1%35 to 44 years
8.3%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
50.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sparta,KY (% below half of poverty level)
36.1%Under 6 years
5.3%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
17.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
5.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sparta, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sparta, KY (%)
10.8%White
0.0%Black
69.6%Other race
0.0%2+ races
51.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sparta, KY (absolute numbers)
22White
0Black
32Other race
02+ races
25Hispanic
17.1%Below poverty level
82.9%Above poverty level
28.6%Below poverty level
71.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sparta, KY
Children below poverty level:
Sparta, Kentucky:
34.6%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sparta:
10.6%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sparta:
17.9%
Kentucky:
33.5%
10.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
90.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
7.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
42.9%1950 to 1959
50.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
21.8%1995 to 1998
20.0%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
3.6%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
14.5%1950 to 1959
3.6%1940 to 1949
30.9%1939 or earlier
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