Ozark vs Sparta

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

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

Ozark has the higher population (21,953 vs 2,378 in Sparta). Ozark has the higher median household income ($69,372 vs $61,630 in Sparta). Ozark has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $167,400 in Sparta).

Population, income & housing

	Ozark	Sparta
Population	21,953	2,378
Median age	33.5 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,372	$61,630
Median home value	$230,600	$167,400
Median gross rent	$1,003	$778
Housing units	8,730	1,014
Homeownership rate	66.2%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ozark	Sparta
Population	19,767 → 21,953 (+11.1%)	1,612 → 2,378 (+47.5%)
Median household income	$55,774 → $69,372 (+24.4%)	$41,445 → $61,630 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $230,600 (+49.7%)	$103,000 → $167,400 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,003 (+20.0%)	$722 → $778 (+7.8%)

Ozark

Population

19,76721,953

Median household income

$55,774$69,372

Median home value

$154,000$230,600

Median gross rent

$836$1,003

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)

	Ozark	Sparta
Under 5	6.4%	8.8%
5 to 17	21.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	17.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	7.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.5%
75 and over	5.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ozark	Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	96.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ozark	Sparta
No high school diploma	7.4%	8.5%
High school graduate	27.0%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ozark	Sparta
Drove alone	75.7%	87.5%
Carpooled	13.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	4.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ozark	Sparta
1-unit, detached	70.9%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Ozark	Sparta
Poverty rate	14.2%	10.3%
Average household size	2.59	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	2001	1995