Sparta

  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 Criminal Information
  9. Sparta Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Sparta Zip Codes


Sparta Legal Resources Back to top

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Sparta Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,938
  • Land Area (2000): 94.588 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.080 square kilometers
Sparta Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 4,181 2003 4,157 2005 4,076
2002 4,205 2004 Not Available 2006 4,036

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Houses (2000): 3,449
Sparta Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 4,941 55.28%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 227 2.54%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,770 42.18%

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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 313 13.39%
2. Machinery Manufacturing 179 7.66%
3. Metal Manufactuing 127 5.43%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 126 5.39%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 103 4.41%
6. Educational Services 93 3.98%
7. Truck Transportation 93 3.98%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 92 3.94%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 73 3.12%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 72 3.08%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 64 2.74%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 63 2.70%
13. Finance and Insurance 58 2.48%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 54 2.31%
15. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 54 2.31%
16. Chemical Manufacturing 41 1.75%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 39 1.67%
18. Repair and Maintenance 39 1.67%
19. U.S. Postal Service 39 1.67%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 38 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 214 10.18%
2. Educational Services 206 9.80%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 187 8.89%
4. Finance and Insurance 137 6.51%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 96 4.56%
6. Department and Other General Stores 88 4.18%
7. Construction 75 3.57%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 68 3.23%
9. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 66 3.14%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 62 2.95%
11. Social Assistance 61 2.90%
12. Leather and Allied Manufacturing 54 2.57%
13. Public Administration 52 2.47%
14. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 50 2.38%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 46 2.19%
16. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 44 2.09%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 42 2.00%
18. Metal Manufactuing 40 1.90%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 37 1.76%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 32 1.52%

Sparta Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 194 8.30%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 177 7.57%
3. Other Production Occupations 171 7.32%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 155 6.63%
5. Other Management Occupations 112 4.79%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 110 4.71%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 96 4.11%
8. Other Construction Trades 90 3.85%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 70 3.00%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 67 2.87%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 63 2.70%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 62 2.65%
13. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 53 2.27%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 45 1.93%
15. Agricultural Workers 43 1.84%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 42 1.80%
17. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 42 1.80%
18. Business Operations Specialists 40 1.71%
19. Construction Laborers 39 1.67%
20. Farmers and Farm Managers 36 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 171 8.13%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 107 5.09%
3. Secretaries and Admins 95 4.52%
4. Cashiers 80 3.80%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 80 3.80%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 80 3.80%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 74 3.52%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 70 3.33%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 67 3.19%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 64 3.04%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 60 2.85%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 59 2.81%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 57 2.71%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 57 2.71%
15. Child Care Workers 54 2.57%
16. Customer Service Representatives 51 2.43%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 50 2.38%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 46 2.19%
19. Other Management Occupations 43 2.04%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 43 2.04%

Sparta Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,878 59.21%
15-35 hours 891 13.60%
1-14 hours 189 2.89%
No regular hours 1,592 24.31%

Sparta Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 187 4.38%
5 AM-5:29 AM 166 3.88%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 265 6.20%
6 AM-6:29 AM 463 10.84%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 410 9.60%
7 AM-7:29 AM 611 14.30%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 594 13.90%
8 AM-8:29 AM 387 9.06%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 220 5.15%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 161 3.77%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 61 1.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 39 0.91%
Noon-3:59 PM 322 7.54%
4 PM-11:59 PM 387 9.06%

Sparta Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 249 5.83%
5-9 495 11.58%
10-14 570 13.34%
15-19 544 12.73%
20-24 593 13.88%
25-29 427 9.99%
30-34 729 17.06%
35-39 152 3.56%
40-44 135 3.16%
45-59 221 5.17%
60-89 62 1.45%
At least 90 96 2.25%

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 6 0.14% 2,872 67.21%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,016 23.78%
45-59 0 0.00% 221 5.17%
At least 60 0 0.00% 158 3.70%

Sparta Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 11 0.25%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 460 10.52%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,702 84.68%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 25 0.57%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 6 0.14%
Color 6 Box Walked 69 1.58%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 99 2.26%

Sparta Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Sparta Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,311 (8,848 people)
Families (2000): 2,414 (7,593 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,001
People at same address in 1995: 5,199
Sparta Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 204 6.16%
$10,000-$14,999 199 6.01%
$15,000-$19,999 186 5.62%
$20,000-$24,999 210 6.34%
$25,000-$29,999 247 7.46%
$30,000-$34,999 231 6.98%
$35,000-$39,999 223 6.74%
$40,000-$44,999 276 8.34%
$45,000-$49,999 177 5.35%
$50,000-$59,999 421 12.72%
$60,000-$74,999 322 9.73%
$75,000-$99,999 385 11.63%
$100,000-$124,999 143 4.32%
$125,000-$149,999 51 1.54%
$150,000-$199,999 31 0.94%
$200,000 or more 5 0.15%

Sparta Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 745 22.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 951 28.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 122 3.70%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 556 16.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 18 0.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 504 15.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 264 8.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 98 2.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 38 1.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Sparta Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,764 30.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,187 12.94%
Public Assistance 85 0.93%
Retirement 511 5.57%
Self Employment 437 4.76%
Social Security 956 10.42%
Supplemental Security 89 0.97%
Wage / Salary 2,641 28.78%
Other 505 5.50%

Sparta Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 991 51.35%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 939 48.65%

Sparta Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 204 6.38%
Color 1 Box Married 2,052 64.23%
Color 2 Box Never Married 939 29.39%
Color 3 Box Widowed 0 0.00%

Sparta Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 414 11.63%
Color 1 Box Married 2,054 57.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 718 20.16%
Color 3 Box Widowed 375 10.53%

Sparta Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Sparta Education Information Back to top
Sparta Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 283 4.49%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 870 13.81%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,637 41.87%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,361 21.61%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 358 5.68%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 560 8.89%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 229 3.64%

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 131 1.47% 21 0.23% 152 1.70%
Kindergarten 241 2.70% 15 0.17% 256 2.86%
Grades 1-4 495 5.54% 61 0.68% 556 6.22%
Grades 5-8 511 5.72% 43 0.48% 554 6.20%
Grades 9-12 586 6.56% 31 0.35% 617 6.90%
Undergrad college 195 2.18% 78 0.87% 273 3.05%
Graduate or professional school 35 0.39% 0 0.00% 35 0.39%
Total 2,194 24.55% 249 2.79% 2,443 27.33%

Sparta Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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 8,407 94.55%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 485 5.45%

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 Criminal Information Back to top
Sparta Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 0.478 0.239 0.000 0.478 1.196 0.239 4.784 28.462 2.153 35.637
2002 1.189 0.238 0.000 0.238 1.665 0.000 6.421 23.306 0.476 30.202
2003 2.165 0.241 0.000 0.241 2.646 0.241 5.292 31.513 0.481 37.287
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.491 0.491 0.000 0.000 0.981 0.491 3.189 23.798 1.472 28.459
2006 0.743 0.496 0.000 0.000 1.239 0.000 4.212 30.971 1.239 36.422
2007 0.250 0.749 0.000 0.499 1.497 0.250 9.234 35.188 0.499 44.921

Sparta Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 6
2005 1 6
2006 1 6
2007 1 5

Sparta Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 154
2002 134

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Sparta Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Sparta Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,404 15.71%
10-19 Years 1,454 16.27%
20-29 Years 1,162 13.00%
30-39 Years 1,367 15.29%
40-49 Years 1,347 15.07%
50-59 Years 844 9.44%
60-69 Years 586 6.56%
70-79 Years 481 5.38%
80-89 Years 242 2.71%
90+ Years 51 0.57%

Sparta Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,337 48.52%
Color 1 Box Female 4,601 51.48%

Sparta Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,437 94.39%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 320 3.58%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 87 0.97%
Color 1 Box African-American 37 0.41%
Color 2 Box Asian 27 0.30%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 22 0.25%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Sparta Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,417 25.69%
2. Dutch 1,309 13.91%
3. Irish 1,286 13.67%
4. English 1,117 11.87%
5. Polish 818 8.69%
6. United States Or American 732 7.78%
7. French Non-Basque 295 3.13%
8. French Canadian 195 2.07%
9. Swedish 171 1.82%
10. Italian 166 1.76%

Sparta Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,918 95.96%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 290 3.51%
3. German 26 0.32%
4. Chinese 9 0.11%
5. French 8 0.10%

Sparta Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,850 99.02%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 47 0.53%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 41 0.46%

Sparta Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
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.


Sparta Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
49345