Sparta

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  1. Sparta Legal Resources
  2. Sparta Statistics
  3. Sparta Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Sparta Employment Information
  5. Sparta Family Information
  6. Sparta Education Information
  7. Sparta Public Benefits Information
  8. Sparta Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Sparta Legal Resources Back to top

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Sparta Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 4,833
  • Land Area (2000): 164.773 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.827 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,661
Sparta Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 65 1.35%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 209 4.33%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,555 94.33%

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Sparta Employment Information Back to top
Sparta Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 160 12.35%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 160 12.35%
3. Metal Manufactuing 89 6.87%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 68 5.25%
5. Truck Transportation 61 4.71%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 52 4.01%
7. Educational Services 48 3.70%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 46 3.55%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 37 2.85%
10. Repair and Maintenance 37 2.85%
11. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 35 2.70%
12. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 34 2.62%
13. Printing and Related Manufacturing 33 2.55%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 30 2.31%
15. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 29 2.24%
16. Wood Manufacturing 29 2.24%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 27 2.08%
18. Utilities 26 2.01%
19. Food Manufacturing 24 1.85%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 23 1.77%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 126 13.45%
2. Educational Services 112 11.95%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 70 7.47%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 61 6.51%
5. Social Assistance 58 6.19%
6. Finance and Insurance 41 4.38%
7. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 37 3.95%
8. Metal Manufactuing 36 3.84%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 31 3.31%
10. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 30 3.20%
11. Printing and Related Manufacturing 28 2.99%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 27 2.88%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 18 1.92%
14. Drugs / Druggist Sundries / Chemicals / Etc., Wholesale 16 1.71%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 16 1.71%
16. U.S. Postal Service 16 1.71%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 15 1.60%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 15 1.60%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 14 1.49%
20. Food Manufacturing 12 1.28%

Sparta Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 115 8.87%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 108 8.33%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 81 6.25%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 78 6.02%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 76 5.86%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 56 4.32%
7. Assemblers and Fabricators 47 3.63%
8. Other Construction Trades 47 3.63%
9. Carpenters 46 3.55%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 44 3.40%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 42 3.24%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 33 2.55%
13. Printing Workers 33 2.55%
14. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 30 2.31%
15. Other Management Occupations 28 2.16%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 25 1.93%
17. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 21 1.62%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 21 1.62%
19. Construction Laborers 20 1.54%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 20 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 72 7.68%
2. Assemblers and Fabricators 67 7.15%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 57 6.08%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 53 5.66%
5. Customer Service Representatives 38 4.06%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 37 3.95%
7. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 34 3.63%
8. Cashiers 33 3.52%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 31 3.31%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 29 3.09%
11. Bus Drivers 28 2.99%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 24 2.56%
13. Other Management Occupations 24 2.56%
14. Registered Nurses 24 2.56%
15. Agricultural Workers 23 2.45%
16. Other Production Occupations 23 2.45%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 23 2.45%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 21 2.24%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 19 2.03%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 19 2.03%

Sparta Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,070 60.10%
15-35 hours 368 10.69%
1-14 hours 82 2.38%
No regular hours 924 26.83%

Sparta Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 223 10.42%
5 AM-5:29 AM 149 6.96%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 201 9.39%
6 AM-6:29 AM 217 10.14%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 238 11.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM 252 11.77%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 227 10.60%
8 AM-8:29 AM 90 4.20%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 10 0.47%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 34 1.59%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 46 2.15%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 9 0.42%
Noon-3:59 PM 260 12.14%
4 PM-11:59 PM 185 8.64%

Sparta Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 39 1.82%
5-9 173 8.08%
10-14 274 12.80%
15-19 318 14.85%
20-24 297 13.87%
25-29 130 6.07%
30-34 354 16.53%
35-39 56 2.62%
40-44 96 4.48%
45-59 230 10.74%
60-89 103 4.81%
At least 90 71 3.32%

Sparta Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 2 0.09% 1,229 57.40%
30-44 6 0.28% 500 23.35%
45-59 0 0.00% 230 10.74%
At least 60 0 0.00% 174 8.13%

Sparta Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 343 15.56%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,761 79.86%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 11 0.50%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 8 0.36%
Color 6 Box Walked 18 0.82%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 64 2.90%

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Sparta Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,540 (4,829 people)
Families (2000): 1,244 (4,287 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 539
People at same address in 1995: 2,584
Sparta Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 97 6.30%
$10,000-$14,999 54 3.51%
$15,000-$19,999 62 4.03%
$20,000-$24,999 110 7.14%
$25,000-$29,999 113 7.34%
$30,000-$34,999 139 9.03%
$35,000-$39,999 113 7.34%
$40,000-$44,999 71 4.61%
$45,000-$49,999 89 5.78%
$50,000-$59,999 208 13.51%
$60,000-$74,999 210 13.64%
$75,000-$99,999 163 10.58%
$100,000-$124,999 59 3.83%
$125,000-$149,999 24 1.56%
$150,000-$199,999 6 0.39%
$200,000 or more 22 1.43%

Sparta Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 232 14.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 413 26.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 34 2.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 307 19.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 6 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 298 18.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 168 10.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 59 3.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 43 2.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Sparta Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,334 32.78%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 431 10.59%
Public Assistance 38 0.93%
Retirement 209 5.14%
Self Employment 186 4.57%
Social Security 335 8.23%
Supplemental Security 50 1.23%
Wage / Salary 1,312 32.24%
Other 174 4.28%

Sparta Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 448 43.54%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 581 56.46%

Sparta Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 153 8.44%
Color 1 Box Married 1,103 60.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 530 29.23%
Color 3 Box Widowed 27 1.49%

Sparta Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 120 6.86%
Color 1 Box Married 1,119 63.98%
Color 2 Box Never Married 346 19.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 164 9.38%

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Sparta Education Information Back to top
Sparta Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 343 10.68%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 528 16.44%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,383 43.07%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 523 16.29%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 70 2.18%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 178 5.54%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 186 5.79%

Sparta Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 36 0.74% 25 0.52% 61 1.26%
Kindergarten 87 1.80% 7 0.14% 94 1.94%
Grades 1-4 287 5.94% 18 0.37% 305 6.31%
Grades 5-8 377 7.80% 4 0.08% 381 7.88%
Grades 9-12 370 7.66% 28 0.58% 398 8.24%
Undergrad college 68 1.41% 70 1.45% 138 2.86%
Graduate or professional school 19 0.39% 18 0.37% 37 0.77%
Total 1,244 25.74% 170 3.52% 1,414 29.26%

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Sparta Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sparta Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,282 89.10%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 524 10.90%

Sparta Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Sparta Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Sparta Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 865 17.90%
10-19 Years 876 18.13%
20-29 Years 631 13.06%
30-39 Years 706 14.61%
40-49 Years 741 15.33%
50-59 Years 510 10.55%
60-69 Years 260 5.38%
70-79 Years 170 3.52%
80-89 Years 65 1.34%
90+ Years 9 0.19%

Sparta Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,463 50.96%
Color 1 Box Female 2,370 49.04%

Sparta Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,193 86.76%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 569 11.77%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 41 0.85%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 14 0.29%
Color 2 Box Asian 10 0.21%
Color 1 Box African-American 5 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.02%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Sparta Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,282 33.15%
2. United States Or American 851 22.01%
3. Irish 581 15.02%
4. English 517 13.37%
5. Scottish 129 3.34%
6. Dutch 94 2.43%
7. Polish 78 2.02%
8. French Non-Basque 67 1.73%
9. Italian 54 1.40%
10. Scotch Irish 54 1.40%

Sparta Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,803 86.51%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 538 12.24%
3. German 28 0.64%
4. Italian 19 0.43%
5. Other West Germanic 6 0.14%
6. French 2 0.05%

Sparta Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 4,482 92.81%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 136 2.82%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 211 4.37%

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Sparta Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.