Lowell vs Sparta

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

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

Sparta has the higher population (4,260 vs 4,133 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median household income ($71,406 vs $55,474 in Sparta). Lowell has the higher median home value ($231,100 vs $190,100 in Sparta).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Sparta
Population	4,133	4,260
Median age	36.5 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,406	$55,474
Median home value	$231,100	$190,100
Median gross rent	$788	$954
Housing units	1,795	1,834
Homeownership rate	71.1%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Sparta
Population	4,096 → 4,133 (+0.9%)	4,354 → 4,260 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$62,278 → $71,406 (+14.7%)	$44,471 → $55,474 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$148,300 → $231,100 (+55.8%)	$119,700 → $190,100 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $788 (-4.9%)	$764 → $954 (+24.9%)

Lowell

Population

4,0964,133

Median household income

$62,278$71,406

Median home value

$148,300$231,100

Median gross rent

$829$788

Sparta

Population

4,3544,260

Median household income

$44,471$55,474

Median home value

$119,700$190,100

Median gross rent

$764$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Sparta
Under 5	5.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	23.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	9.9%	17.3%
35 to 44	17.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.0%
75 and over	7.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Sparta
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.6%
High school graduate	26.5%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Sparta
Drove alone	77.6%	79.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	13.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Sparta
1-unit, detached	69.3%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	6.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Sparta
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1968	1965