Sparta vs Spokane

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

Sparta and Spokane 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 250 in Spokane). Spokane has the higher median household income ($110,048 vs $61,630 in Sparta). Spokane has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $167,400 in Sparta).

Population, income & housing

	Sparta	Spokane
Population	2,378	250
Median age	35.0 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,630	$110,048
Median home value	$167,400	$168,800
Median gross rent	$778	—
Housing units	1,014	83
Homeownership rate	66.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sparta	Spokane
Population	1,612 → 2,378 (+47.5%)	33 → 250 (+657.6%)
Median household income	$41,445 → $61,630 (+48.7%)	$67,857 → $110,048 (+62.2%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $167,400 (+62.5%)	$177,600 → $168,800 (-5.0%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $778 (+7.8%)	—

Sparta

Population

1,6122,378

Median household income

$41,445$61,630

Median home value

$103,000$167,400

Median gross rent

$722$778

Spokane

Population

33250

Median household income

$67,857$110,048

Median home value

$177,600$168,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sparta	Spokane
Under 5	8.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	2.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.6%
25 to 34	17.9%	24.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	4.8%
45 to 54	7.6%	23.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.4%
75 and over	7.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sparta	Spokane
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	92.4%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sparta	Spokane
No high school diploma	8.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sparta	Spokane
Drove alone	87.5%	96.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sparta	Spokane
1-unit, detached	79.0%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Sparta	Spokane
Poverty rate	10.3%	6.4%
Average household size	2.49	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	37	34
Median year structure built	1995	2005