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Sparta, KY

272 Population
6.2 square miles 43.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±13.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,668 ±$6,385 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: $44,674 ±$348
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,375 ±$11,870 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: $81,120 ±$823
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.2% ±14.4% (55  ±45) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 11.8% 261,506 (±0.3% / ±7,081)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.9 minutes ±8.3 (2,825  ±1,515) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 24.7 23,458,480 (±0.2 / ±263,641)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

95 ±32 Number of households
  • the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 906,675 ±2,555
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.6 (272  ±110) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 2.5 2,225,043 (±0 / ±543)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±4.9% (2  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 5.5% 28,962 (±0.3% / ±1,623)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

125 ±39 Number of housing units
  • the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 967,188 ±355
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$116,700 ±$74,351 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: $258,600 ±$2,075
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10% ±9.1% (27  ±27.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 12.1% 272,029 (±0.3% / ±6,733.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.3% ±39.1% (148  ±49.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 92.5% 1,422,266 (±0.6% / ±8,818)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.1% ±15.4% (38  ±32.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 37.1% 570,599 (±0.4% / ±5,381.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about three-fifths 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

1.5% ±3.3% (4  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 5.8% 131,454
  • about one-third of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10% ±7.1% (20  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area: 6.1% 106,674 (±0.2% / ±2,694)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
20 Total veterans ±16 18 Male ±15 2 Female ±3

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