Percy vs Sparta

A side-by-side comparison of Percy and Sparta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sparta has the higher population (4,070 vs 1,014 in Percy). Sparta has the higher median household income ($63,401 vs $42,813 in Percy). Sparta has the higher median home value ($120,500 vs $88,500 in Percy).

Population, income & housing

	Percy	Sparta
Population	1,014	4,070
Median age	30.7 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$42,813	$63,401
Median home value	$88,500	$120,500
Median gross rent	$714	$722
Housing units	515	2,000
Homeownership rate	57.8%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Percy	Sparta
Population	958 → 1,014 (+5.8%)	4,351 → 4,070 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$36,213 → $42,813 (+18.2%)	$49,753 → $63,401 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $88,500 (+18.0%)	$90,300 → $120,500 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $714 (+5.0%)	$681 → $722 (+6.0%)

Percy

Population

9581,014

Median household income

$36,213$42,813

Median home value

$75,000$88,500

Median gross rent

$680$714

Sparta

Population

4,3514,070

Median household income

$49,753$63,401

Median home value

$90,300$120,500

Median gross rent

$681$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Percy	Sparta
Under 5	9.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.4%
75 and over	8.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Percy	Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Percy	Sparta
No high school diploma	23.3%	6.3%
High school graduate	39.8%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Percy	Sparta
Drove alone	79.4%	85.1%
Carpooled	15.9%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Percy	Sparta
1-unit, detached	64.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Percy	Sparta
Poverty rate	11.1%	19.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1973	1972