Spanish Springs vs Sparks

A side-by-side comparison of Spanish Springs and Sparks: population, income, housing, and more.

Spanish Springs 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 17,512 in Spanish Springs). Spanish Springs has the higher median household income ($121,250 vs $86,979 in Sparks). Spanish Springs has the higher median home value ($600,000 vs $455,900 in Sparks).

Population, income & housing

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
Population	17,512	109,106
Median age	46.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$121,250	$86,979
Median home value	$600,000	$455,900
Median gross rent	$1,905	$1,651
Housing units	6,693	44,473
Homeownership rate	89.8%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
Population	15,938 → 17,512 (+9.9%)	100,589 → 109,106 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$96,797 → $121,250 (+25.3%)	$64,645 → $86,979 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$378,100 → $600,000 (+58.7%)	$301,500 → $455,900 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,710 → $1,905 (+11.4%)	$1,138 → $1,651 (+45.1%)

Spanish Springs

Population

15,93817,512

Median household income

$96,797$121,250

Median home value

$378,100$600,000

Median gross rent

$1,710$1,905

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)

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
Under 5	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	18.4%	11.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.2%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	54.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.4%
Asian	1.3%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.8%
Some other race	1.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	32.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
No high school diploma	3.6%	12.9%
High school graduate	24.8%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
Drove alone	79.4%	73.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
1-unit, detached	94.3%	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	4.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Spanish Springs	Sparks
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	2001	1991