Glencoe vs Sparta

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

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

Glencoe has the higher population (325 vs 212 in Sparta). Glencoe has the higher median household income ($43,542 vs $43,250 in Sparta). Glencoe has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $105,700 in Sparta).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Sparta
Population	325	212
Median age	41.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,542	$43,250
Median home value	$150,000	$105,700
Median gross rent	$913	$850
Housing units	128	109
Homeownership rate	76.6%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Sparta
Population	360 → 325 (-9.7%)	295 → 212 (-28.1%)
Median household income	$41,154 → $43,542 (+5.8%)	$50,893 → $43,250 (-15.0%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $150,000 (+87.5%)	$85,000 → $105,700 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $913 (+39.6%)	$844 → $850 (+0.7%)

Glencoe

Population

360325

Median household income

$41,154$43,542

Median home value

$80,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$654$913

Sparta

Population

295212

Median household income

$50,893$43,250

Median home value

$85,000$105,700

Median gross rent

$844$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glencoe	Sparta
Under 5	3.7%	9.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	6.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	13.2%
75 and over	21.8%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	75.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	3.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Sparta
No high school diploma	14.5%	12.9%
High school graduate	50.9%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Sparta
Drove alone	77.2%	84.5%
Carpooled	16.8%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Sparta
1-unit, detached	62.5%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	25.7%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Sparta
Poverty rate	21.2%	26.9%
Average household size	3.04	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1982	1955