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Sparta township, Christian County, MO

3,443 Population
24.6 square miles 140 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Christian County: 39.2 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,336 ±$3,442 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Christian County: $39,805 ±$1,655
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,407 ±$28,518 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Christian County: $83,437 ±$2,702
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.3% ±3% (317  ±113) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Christian County: 8.2% † 7,526 (±1.5% / ±1,405)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

38.2 minutes ±5 (57,845  ±15,513) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Christian County: 25.5 1,010,140 (±0.6 / ±39,608)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,396 ±241 Number of households
  • Christian County: 35,142 ±401
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.6 (3,443  ±513) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Christian County: 2.6 92,299 (±0 / ±10)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8% ±4.8% (54  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Christian County: 6.3% † 1,341 (±1.4% / ±292)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,479 ±246 Number of housing units
  • Christian County: 36,643 ±44
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$207,500 ±$18,464 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Christian County: $274,900 ±$7,974
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.5% ±2.2% (220  ±81.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Christian County: 10.4% † 9,529 (±1.2% / ±1,054.1)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±20.9% (2,319  ±334) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Christian County: 93.9% 59,161 (±2.8% / ±1,793.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.5% ±2.3% (286  ±75.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Christian County: 32.7% 20,628 (±1.7% / ±1,090.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.8% ±0.6% (27  ±20) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Christian County: 2.6% 2,457
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±2.4% (188  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Christian County: 7.5% † 5,229 (±0.9% / ±595)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
188 Total veterans ±71 185 Male ±71 3 Female ±5

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