Lemmon Valley vs Sparks

A side-by-side comparison of Lemmon Valley and Sparks: population, income, housing, and more.

Lemmon Valley and Sparks are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sparks has the higher population (109,106 vs 4,385 in Lemmon Valley). Lemmon Valley has the higher median household income ($91,132 vs $86,979 in Sparks). Sparks has the higher median home value ($455,900 vs $356,700 in Lemmon Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
Population	4,385	109,106
Median age	49.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$91,132	$86,979
Median home value	$356,700	$455,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,651
Housing units	1,828	44,473
Homeownership rate	96.1%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
Population	5,383 → 4,385 (-18.5%)	100,589 → 109,106 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$67,120 → $91,132 (+35.8%)	$64,645 → $86,979 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$246,600 → $356,700 (+44.6%)	$301,500 → $455,900 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,293 → $1,654 (+27.9%)	$1,138 → $1,651 (+45.1%)

Lemmon Valley

Population

5,3834,385

Median household income

$67,120$91,132

Median home value

$246,600$356,700

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,654

Sparks

Population

100,589109,106

Median household income

$64,645$86,979

Median home value

$301,500$455,900

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,651

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
Under 5	2.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	11.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	17.5%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	17.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	19.8%	9.2%
75 and over	5.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	54.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.4%
Asian	0.7%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.5%	32.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
No high school diploma	14.5%	12.9%
High school graduate	24.4%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
Drove alone	78.0%	73.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
1-unit, detached	81.1%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Lemmon Valley	Sparks
Poverty rate	5.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1978	1991