Billings vs Sparta

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

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

Sparta has the higher population (2,378 vs 899 in Billings). Sparta has the higher median household income ($61,630 vs $43,846 in Billings). Sparta has the higher median home value ($167,400 vs $162,300 in Billings).

Population, income & housing

	Billings	Sparta
Population	899	2,378
Median age	46.1 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,846	$61,630
Median home value	$162,300	$167,400
Median gross rent	$823	$778
Housing units	457	1,014
Homeownership rate	69.6%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Billings	Sparta
Population	944 → 899 (-4.8%)	1,612 → 2,378 (+47.5%)
Median household income	$38,553 → $43,846 (+13.7%)	$41,445 → $61,630 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $162,300 (+66.3%)	$103,000 → $167,400 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $823 (+8.9%)	$722 → $778 (+7.8%)

Billings

Population

944899

Median household income

$38,553$43,846

Median home value

$97,600$162,300

Median gross rent

$756$823

Sparta

Population

1,6122,378

Median household income

$41,445$61,630

Median home value

$103,000$167,400

Median gross rent

$722$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Billings	Sparta
Under 5	10.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.8%	17.9%
35 to 44	4.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.5%
75 and over	7.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Billings	Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	96.8%
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	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Billings	Sparta
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	41.6%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Billings	Sparta
Drove alone	86.8%	87.5%
Carpooled	2.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Billings	Sparta
1-unit, detached	81.2%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Billings	Sparta
Poverty rate	24.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1978	1995