Sparta

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  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): 1,740
  • Land Area (2000): 108.640 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.487 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 559
Sparta Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 224 12.99%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,501 87.01%

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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. Wood Manufacturing 94 23.15%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 76 18.72%
3. Construction 38 9.36%
4. Metal Manufactuing 34 8.37%
5. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 23 5.67%
6. Truck Transportation 11 2.71%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 10 2.46%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 9 2.22%
9. Educational Services 8 1.97%
10. Machinery Manufacturing 8 1.97%
11. Mining 8 1.97%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 8 1.97%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 7 1.72%
14. Repair and Maintenance 7 1.72%
15. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 6 1.48%
16. Finance and Insurance 5 1.23%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 5 1.23%
18. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 5 1.23%
19. Health Care 4 0.99%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 4 0.99%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 36 16.36%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 21 9.55%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 17 7.73%
4. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 17 7.73%
5. Educational Services 11 5.00%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 10 4.55%
7. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 8 3.64%
8. Public Administration 8 3.64%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6 2.73%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 6 2.73%
11. Construction 5 2.27%
12. Finance and Insurance 5 2.27%
13. Wood Manufacturing 5 2.27%
14. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 4 1.82%
15. Metal Manufactuing 4 1.82%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 1.82%
17. Other Transportation 4 1.82%
18. Truck Transportation 4 1.82%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 3 1.36%
20. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 3 1.36%

Sparta Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 48 11.82%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 42 10.34%
3. Woodworkers 37 9.11%
4. Other Production Occupations 32 7.88%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 30 7.39%
6. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 28 6.90%
7. Farmers and Farm Managers 25 6.16%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 18 4.43%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 17 4.19%
10. Agricultural Workers 12 2.96%
11. Carpenters 12 2.96%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 12 2.96%
13. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 10 2.46%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 9 2.22%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 8 1.97%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 8 1.97%
17. Other Construction Trades 7 1.72%
18. Other Management Occupations 7 1.72%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 5 1.23%
20. Construction Laborers 5 1.23%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 32 14.55%
2. Cashiers 16 7.27%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 14 6.36%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 11 5.00%
5. Farmers and Farm Managers 10 4.55%
6. Secretaries and Admins 10 4.55%
7. Other Food Preparation and Servers 9 4.09%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7 3.18%
9. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 7 3.18%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 6 2.73%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 6 2.73%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 6 2.73%
13. Registered Nurses 6 2.73%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 6 2.73%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 5 2.27%
16. Business Operations Specialists 5 2.27%
17. Customer Service Representatives 5 2.27%
18. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 5 2.27%
19. Other Management Occupations 5 2.27%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 5 2.27%

Sparta Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 531 47.20%
15-35 hours 143 12.71%
1-14 hours 32 2.84%
No regular hours 419 37.24%

Sparta Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 21 3.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM 51 9.34%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 50 9.16%
6 AM-6:29 AM 83 15.20%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 97 17.77%
7 AM-7:29 AM 67 12.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 29 5.31%
8 AM-8:29 AM 25 4.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 13 2.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 16 2.93%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 8 1.47%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3 0.55%
Noon-3:59 PM 38 6.96%
4 PM-11:59 PM 45 8.24%

Sparta Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 34 6.23%
5-9 72 13.19%
10-14 68 12.45%
15-19 96 17.58%
20-24 108 19.78%
25-29 16 2.93%
30-34 66 12.09%
35-39 4 0.73%
40-44 6 1.10%
45-59 49 8.97%
60-89 16 2.93%
At least 90 11 2.01%

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 5 0.92% 389 71.25%
30-44 0 0.00% 76 13.92%
45-59 2 0.37% 47 8.61%
At least 60 0 0.00% 27 4.95%

Sparta Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 153 24.84%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 339 55.03%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 23 3.73%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 7 1.14%
Color 6 Box Walked 24 3.90%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 70 11.36%

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Sparta Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 490 (1,720 people)
Families (2000): 401 (1,585 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 118
People at same address in 1995: 1,147
Sparta Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 33 6.73%
$10,000-$14,999 24 4.90%
$15,000-$19,999 64 13.06%
$20,000-$24,999 44 8.98%
$25,000-$29,999 63 12.86%
$30,000-$34,999 55 11.22%
$35,000-$39,999 24 4.90%
$40,000-$44,999 34 6.94%
$45,000-$49,999 34 6.94%
$50,000-$59,999 41 8.37%
$60,000-$74,999 27 5.51%
$75,000-$99,999 28 5.71%
$100,000-$124,999 13 2.65%
$125,000-$149,999 5 1.02%
$150,000-$199,999 1 0.20%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Sparta Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 70 14.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 138 28.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 4 0.82%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 76 15.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 82 16.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 36 7.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 16 3.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 61 12.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Sparta Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 397 29.74%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 153 11.46%
Public Assistance 9 0.67%
Retirement 83 6.22%
Self Employment 137 10.26%
Social Security 127 9.51%
Supplemental Security 27 2.02%
Wage / Salary 342 25.62%
Other 60 4.49%

Sparta Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 164 45.94%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 193 54.06%

Sparta Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 32 5.47%
Color 1 Box Married 368 62.91%
Color 2 Box Never Married 173 29.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 12 2.05%

Sparta Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 29 5.07%
Color 1 Box Married 378 66.08%
Color 2 Box Never Married 125 21.85%
Color 3 Box Widowed 40 6.99%

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 315 30.03%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 120 11.44%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 425 40.51%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 87 8.29%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 37 3.53%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 55 5.24%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 10 0.95%

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 11 0.63% 6 0.34% 17 0.98%
Kindergarten 17 0.98% 0 0.00% 17 0.98%
Grades 1-4 85 4.89% 62 3.56% 147 8.45%
Grades 5-8 126 7.24% 21 1.21% 147 8.45%
Grades 9-12 97 5.57% 8 0.46% 105 6.03%
Undergrad college 14 0.80% 0 0.00% 14 0.80%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 350 20.11% 97 5.57% 447 25.69%

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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 1,378 80.21%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 340 19.79%

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 388 22.30%
10-19 Years 356 20.46%
20-29 Years 212 12.18%
30-39 Years 212 12.18%
40-49 Years 227 13.05%
50-59 Years 134 7.70%
60-69 Years 120 6.90%
70-79 Years 64 3.68%
80-89 Years 24 1.38%
90+ Years 3 0.17%

Sparta Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 923 53.05%
Color 1 Box Female 817 46.95%

Sparta Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,721 98.91%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 9 0.52%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 5 0.29%
Color 1 Box African-American 5 0.29%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Sparta Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 416 27.81%
2. United States Or American 260 17.38%
3. Pennsylvania German 221 14.77%
4. English 153 10.23%
5. Irish 119 7.95%
6. Polish 67 4.48%
7. Italian 38 2.54%
8. Dutch 35 2.34%
9. Swedish 28 1.87%
10. Russian 26 1.74%

Sparta Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,028 66.80%
2. German 281 18.26%
3. Other West Germanic 186 12.09%
4. Russian 26 1.69%
5. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 9 0.58%
6. Scandinavian 3 0.19%
7. French 2 0.13%
8. Japanese 2 0.13%
9. Hungarian 2 0.13%

Sparta Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,701 98.61%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 5 0.29%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 19 1.10%

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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.