Nixa vs Sparta

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

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

Nixa has the higher population (24,131 vs 2,378 in Sparta). Nixa has the higher median household income ($80,491 vs $61,630 in Sparta). Nixa has the higher median home value ($238,300 vs $167,400 in Sparta).

Population, income & housing

	Nixa	Sparta
Population	24,131	2,378
Median age	35.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,491	$61,630
Median home value	$238,300	$167,400
Median gross rent	$1,012	$778
Housing units	9,157	1,014
Homeownership rate	65.7%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nixa	Sparta
Population	21,544 → 24,131 (+12.0%)	1,612 → 2,378 (+47.5%)
Median household income	$58,402 → $80,491 (+37.8%)	$41,445 → $61,630 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$160,600 → $238,300 (+48.4%)	$103,000 → $167,400 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,012 (+21.3%)	$722 → $778 (+7.8%)

Nixa

Population

21,54424,131

Median household income

$58,402$80,491

Median home value

$160,600$238,300

Median gross rent

$834$1,012

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)

	Nixa	Sparta
Under 5	8.4%	8.8%
5 to 17	19.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.4%	17.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.5%
75 and over	6.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nixa	Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	96.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nixa	Sparta
No high school diploma	7.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	22.0%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nixa	Sparta
Drove alone	79.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nixa	Sparta
1-unit, detached	76.8%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.9%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Nixa	Sparta
Poverty rate	7.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.72	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	37
Median year structure built	1999	1995