Sparland vs Varna

A side-by-side comparison of Sparland and Varna: population, income, housing, and more.

Sparland and Varna are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Varna has the higher population (425 vs 375 in Sparland). Varna has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $45,278 in Sparland). Varna has the higher median home value ($89,000 vs $82,800 in Sparland).

Population, income & housing

	Sparland	Varna
Population	375	425
Median age	35.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,278	$61,250
Median home value	$82,800	$89,000
Median gross rent	$950	$838
Housing units	197	190
Homeownership rate	85.4%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sparland	Varna
Population	399 → 375 (-6.0%)	392 → 425 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$47,019 → $45,278 (-3.7%)	$54,250 → $61,250 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $82,800 (-0.8%)	$85,000 → $89,000 (+4.7%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $950 (+37.1%)	$775 → $838 (+8.1%)

Sparland

Population

399375

Median household income

$47,019$45,278

Median home value

$83,500$82,800

Median gross rent

$693$950

Varna

Population

392425

Median household income

$54,250$61,250

Median home value

$85,000$89,000

Median gross rent

$775$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sparland	Varna
Under 5	8.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	21.1%	20.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	2.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	6.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	6.1%
75 and over	7.5%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sparland	Varna
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sparland	Varna
No high school diploma	9.5%	11.5%
High school graduate	34.4%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sparland	Varna
Drove alone	70.5%	86.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sparland	Varna
1-unit, detached	97.5%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Sparland	Varna
Poverty rate	21.9%	16.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1955	1944