Bolton vs East Sparta

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

Bolton 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 569 in Bolton). East Sparta has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $88,700 in Bolton). Since 2019, East Sparta's population has grown faster (+2.6% vs -36.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bolton	East Sparta
Population	569	961
Median age	68.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$74,107
Median home value	$88,700	$130,400
Median gross rent	—	$861
Housing units	319	387
Homeownership rate	39.1%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolton	East Sparta
Population	896 → 569 (-36.5%)	937 → 961 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$42,829 → $49,732 (+16.1%)	$61,250 → $74,107 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$83,600 → $88,700 (+6.1%)	$98,000 → $130,400 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$663 → $861 (+29.9%)

Bolton

Population

896569

Median household income

$42,829$49,732

Median home value

$83,600$88,700

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)

	Bolton	East Sparta
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	2.1%	21.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	5.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	3.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	37.8%	9.8%
75 and over	19.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolton	East Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	97.0%
Black or African American	9.0%	0.5%
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	5.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolton	East Sparta
No high school diploma	28.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	48.1%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	6.4%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolton	East Sparta
Drove alone	73.5%	84.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolton	East Sparta
1-unit, detached	94.0%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bolton	East Sparta
Poverty rate	36.7%	5.6%
Average household size	1.53	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1987	1946