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Sparta township, Christian County, MO

3,136 Population
24.6 square miles 127.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±5.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Christian County: 39.3 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,981 ±$3,476 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Christian County: $38,535 ±$1,707
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$69,375 ±$18,175 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Christian County: $81,245 ±$2,391
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

7.8% ±2.6% (241  ±90) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Christian County: 8.7% † 7,831 (±1.7% / ±1,551)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

35.9 minutes ±6.3 (48,285  ±13,133) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Christian County: 25.1 988,250 (±0.7 / ±35,149)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

1,287 ±236 Number of households
  • Christian County: 34,256 ±374
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.4 ±0.6 (3,136  ±488) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Christian County: 2.7 90,670 (±0 / ±12)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

6.2% ±3.6% (41  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Christian County: 5.8% † 1,197 (±1.4% / ±295)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

1,352 ±239 Number of housing units
  • Christian County: 35,972 ±43
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$201,600 ±$28,356 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Christian County: $249,700 ±$6,931
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

7.3% ±2.8% (225  ±92.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Christian County: 10.8% † 9,707 (±1.5% / ±1,314.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

93.2% ±22.2% (2,099  ±317.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Christian County: 93.4% 57,711 (±3% / ±1,832.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
10.8% ±2.4% (244  ±70.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Christian County: 32.6% 20,138 (±1.8% / ±1,095.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1% ±0.7% (30  ±23) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Christian County: 3% 2,692
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

7.7% ±2.9% (184  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Christian County: 8% 5,418 (±0.8% / ±539)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
184 Total veterans ±76 182 Male ±76 2 Female ±4

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