Beach City vs East Sparta

A side-by-side comparison of Beach City and East Sparta: population, income, housing, and more.

Beach City and East Sparta are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Sparta has the higher population (961 vs 650 in Beach City). East Sparta has the higher median household income ($74,107 vs $54,063 in Beach City). East Sparta has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $118,800 in Beach City).

Population, income & housing

	Beach City	East Sparta
Population	650	961
Median age	45.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$74,107
Median home value	$118,800	$130,400
Median gross rent	$652	$861
Housing units	347	387
Homeownership rate	58.1%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beach City	East Sparta
Population	915 → 650 (-29.0%)	937 → 961 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $54,063 (+21.8%)	$61,250 → $74,107 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$85,300 → $118,800 (+39.3%)	$98,000 → $130,400 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $652 (-21.8%)	$663 → $861 (+29.9%)

Beach City

Population

915650

Median household income

$44,375$54,063

Median home value

$85,300$118,800

Median gross rent

$834$652

East Sparta

Population

937961

Median household income

$61,250$74,107

Median home value

$98,000$130,400

Median gross rent

$663$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beach City	East Sparta
Under 5	2.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	15.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	16.3%	9.8%
75 and over	5.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beach City	East Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beach City	East Sparta
No high school diploma	13.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	61.8%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beach City	East Sparta
Drove alone	85.5%	84.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beach City	East Sparta
1-unit, detached	66.6%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	2.3%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Beach City	East Sparta
Poverty rate	12.5%	5.6%
Average household size	2.15	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1952	1946