East Sparta vs Magnolia

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

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

Magnolia has the higher population (1,069 vs 961 in East Sparta). East Sparta has the higher median household income ($74,107 vs $73,214 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $130,400 in East Sparta).

Population, income & housing

	East Sparta	Magnolia
Population	961	1,069
Median age	38.1 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,107	$73,214
Median home value	$130,400	$150,000
Median gross rent	$861	$689
Housing units	387	514
Homeownership rate	88.2%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Sparta	Magnolia
Population	937 → 961 (+2.6%)	1,016 → 1,069 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $74,107 (+21.0%)	$68,167 → $73,214 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $130,400 (+33.1%)	$124,700 → $150,000 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $861 (+29.9%)	$552 → $689 (+24.8%)

East Sparta

Population

937961

Median household income

$61,250$74,107

Median home value

$98,000$130,400

Median gross rent

$663$861

Magnolia

Population

1,0161,069

Median household income

$68,167$73,214

Median home value

$124,700$150,000

Median gross rent

$552$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Sparta	Magnolia
Under 5	6.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	21.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	6.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	17.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.9%
75 and over	5.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Sparta	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	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%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Sparta	Magnolia
No high school diploma	4.3%	3.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Sparta	Magnolia
Drove alone	84.8%	83.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Sparta	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	94.3%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	East Sparta	Magnolia
Poverty rate	5.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.68	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1946	1946