Lenox vs Sparks

A side-by-side comparison of Lenox and Sparks: population, income, housing, and more.

Lenox and Sparks are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sparks has the higher population (2,225 vs 695 in Lenox). Sparks has the higher median household income ($39,141 vs $37,250 in Lenox). Lenox has the higher median home value ($81,000 vs $79,300 in Sparks).

Population, income & housing

	Lenox	Sparks
Population	695	2,225
Median age	36.9 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,250	$39,141
Median home value	$81,000	$79,300
Median gross rent	$782	$942
Housing units	393	809
Homeownership rate	58.6%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lenox	Sparks
Population	739 → 695 (-6.0%)	2,464 → 2,225 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$24,205 → $37,250 (+53.9%)	$29,375 → $39,141 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $81,000 (+32.1%)	$53,000 → $79,300 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $782 (+36.0%)	$826 → $942 (+14.0%)

Lenox

Population

739695

Median household income

$24,205$37,250

Median home value

$61,300$81,000

Median gross rent

$575$782

Sparks

Population

2,4642,225

Median household income

$29,375$39,141

Median home value

$53,000$79,300

Median gross rent

$826$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lenox	Sparks
Under 5	6.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	7.6%	26.8%
18 to 24	16.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	4.5%
75 and over	9.2%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lenox	Sparks
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	26.8%
Black or African American	36.3%	60.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lenox	Sparks
No high school diploma	21.2%	23.4%
High school graduate	52.7%	48.8%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lenox	Sparks
Drove alone	89.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lenox	Sparks
1-unit, detached	64.6%	42.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.3%	54.8%

Poverty & households

	Lenox	Sparks
Poverty rate	15.1%	31.5%
Average household size	2.25	3.50
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1973	1984