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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Sparta Legal Resources Back to top

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Sparta Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 814
  • Land Area (2000): 101.736 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.895 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 326
Sparta Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 35 4.17%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 105 12.50%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 700 83.33%

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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 31 13.08%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 30 12.66%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 16 6.75%
4. Utilities 14 5.91%
5. Public Administration 13 5.49%
6. Educational Services 12 5.06%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 12 5.06%
8. Metal Manufactuing 10 4.22%
9. Repair and Maintenance 9 3.80%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 7 2.95%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 7 2.95%
12. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 7 2.95%
13. Truck Transportation 7 2.95%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 6 2.53%
15. Food Manufacturing 6 2.53%
16. Wood Manufacturing 6 2.53%
17. Accommodation and Food Services 5 2.11%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 4 1.69%
19. Health Care 4 1.69%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 4 1.69%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 53 23.98%
2. Educational Services 29 13.12%
3. Finance and Insurance 13 5.88%
4. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 12 5.43%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 12 5.43%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 11 4.98%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 10 4.52%
8. Social Assistance 8 3.62%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 7 3.17%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 7 3.17%
11. Food Manufacturing 6 2.71%
12. Other Transportation 6 2.71%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 5 2.26%
14. Public Administration 5 2.26%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 4 1.81%
16. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 4 1.81%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 3 1.36%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 3 1.36%
19. Gasoline Stations 3 1.36%
20. Department and Other General Stores 2 0.90%

Sparta Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 24 10.13%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 21 8.86%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 16 6.75%
4. Other Management Occupations 15 6.33%
5. Engineers 12 5.06%
6. Other Production Occupations 11 4.64%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 10 4.22%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 9 3.80%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7 2.95%
10. Construction Laborers 7 2.95%
11. Other Construction Trades 7 2.95%
12. Agricultural Workers 6 2.53%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 6 2.53%
14. Accountants and Auditors 5 2.11%
15. Business Operations Specialists 4 1.69%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 4 1.69%
17. Other Construction Workers 4 1.69%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4 1.69%
19. Registered Nurses 4 1.69%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 4 1.69%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 22 9.95%
2. Registered Nurses 15 6.79%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 14 6.33%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 12 5.43%
5. Health Technologists and Technicians 9 4.07%
6. Customer Service Representatives 8 3.62%
7. Other Management Occupations 8 3.62%
8. Other Office and Admin Support 8 3.62%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 7 3.17%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 7 3.17%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7 3.17%
12. Cashiers 7 3.17%
13. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 7 3.17%
14. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 7 3.17%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 7 3.17%
16. Child Care Workers 6 2.71%
17. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 6 2.71%
18. Other Healthcare Support 6 2.71%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 5 2.26%
20. Personal Appearance Workers 5 2.26%

Sparta Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 408 61.54%
15-35 hours 92 13.88%
1-14 hours 33 4.98%
No regular hours 130 19.61%

Sparta Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 11 2.67%
5 AM-5:29 AM 9 2.18%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 13 3.16%
6 AM-6:29 AM 26 6.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 49 11.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM 67 16.26%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 94 22.82%
8 AM-8:29 AM 53 12.86%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 14 3.40%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 6 1.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4 0.97%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 2 0.49%
Noon-3:59 PM 40 9.71%
4 PM-11:59 PM 24 5.83%

Sparta Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 60 14.56%
5-9 129 31.31%
10-14 99 24.03%
15-19 38 9.22%
20-24 29 7.04%
25-29 5 1.21%
30-34 19 4.61%
35-39 4 0.97%
40-44 2 0.49%
45-59 10 2.43%
60-89 10 2.43%
At least 90 7 1.70%

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 0 0.00% 360 87.38%
30-44 0 0.00% 25 6.07%
45-59 0 0.00% 10 2.43%
At least 60 0 0.00% 17 4.13%

Sparta Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 45 9.98%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 350 77.61%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 17 3.77%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 39 8.65%

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Sparta Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 328 (840 people)
Families (2000): 266 (749 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 142
People at same address in 1995: 581
Sparta Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 22 6.71%
$10,000-$14,999 17 5.18%
$15,000-$19,999 16 4.88%
$20,000-$24,999 23 7.01%
$25,000-$29,999 25 7.62%
$30,000-$34,999 24 7.32%
$35,000-$39,999 17 5.18%
$40,000-$44,999 15 4.57%
$45,000-$49,999 30 9.15%
$50,000-$59,999 32 9.76%
$60,000-$74,999 37 11.28%
$75,000-$99,999 58 17.68%
$100,000-$124,999 8 2.44%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 2 0.61%
$200,000 or more 2 0.61%

Sparta Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 57 18.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 122 39.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 5 1.61%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 45 14.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 50 16.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 24 7.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5 1.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2 0.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Sparta Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 281 29.58%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 148 15.58%
Public Assistance 4 0.42%
Retirement 23 2.42%
Self Employment 95 10.00%
Social Security 74 7.79%
Supplemental Security 2 0.21%
Wage / Salary 268 28.21%
Other 55 5.79%

Sparta Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 143 61.37%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 90 38.63%

Sparta Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 25 7.49%
Color 1 Box Married 228 68.26%
Color 2 Box Never Married 75 22.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 6 1.80%

Sparta Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 20 5.76%
Color 1 Box Married 241 69.45%
Color 2 Box Never Married 68 19.60%
Color 3 Box Widowed 18 5.19%

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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 24 3.88%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 45 7.28%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 249 40.29%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 148 23.95%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 41 6.63%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 84 13.59%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 27 4.37%

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 17 2.09% 0 0.00% 17 2.09%
Kindergarten 7 0.86% 0 0.00% 7 0.86%
Grades 1-4 44 5.41% 0 0.00% 44 5.41%
Grades 5-8 61 7.49% 0 0.00% 61 7.49%
Grades 9-12 85 10.44% 0 0.00% 85 10.44%
Undergrad college 14 1.72% 3 0.37% 17 2.09%
Graduate or professional school 7 0.86% 0 0.00% 7 0.86%
Total 235 28.87% 3 0.37% 238 29.24%

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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 775 92.48%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 63 7.52%

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 103 12.65%
10-19 Years 142 17.44%
20-29 Years 53 6.51%
30-39 Years 107 13.14%
40-49 Years 148 18.18%
50-59 Years 120 14.74%
60-69 Years 70 8.60%
70-79 Years 53 6.51%
80-89 Years 17 2.09%
90+ Years 1 0.12%

Sparta Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 423 51.97%
Color 1 Box Female 391 48.03%

Sparta Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 805 98.89%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3 0.37%
Color 2 Box Asian 3 0.37%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 3 0.37%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Sparta Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Norwegian 392 39.44%
2. German 360 36.22%
3. Swedish 48 4.83%
4. Irish 37 3.72%
5. English 22 2.21%
6. Danish 21 2.11%
7. Scandinavian 20 2.01%
8. United States Or American 18 1.81%
9. Dutch 17 1.71%
10. French Non-Basque 14 1.41%

Sparta Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 789 97.77%
2. Scandinavian 8 0.99%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 5 0.62%
4. German 3 0.37%
5. Other Slavic 2 0.25%

Sparta Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 837 99.64%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3 0.36%

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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.