East Sparta vs Waynesburg

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

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

Waynesburg has the higher population (1,027 vs 961 in East Sparta). East Sparta has the higher median household income ($74,107 vs $45,938 in Waynesburg). East Sparta has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $120,300 in Waynesburg).

Population, income & housing

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
Population	961	1,027
Median age	38.1 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,107	$45,938
Median home value	$130,400	$120,300
Median gross rent	$861	$866
Housing units	387	433
Homeownership rate	88.2%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
Population	937 → 961 (+2.6%)	970 → 1,027 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $74,107 (+21.0%)	$52,500 → $45,938 (-12.5%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $130,400 (+33.1%)	$103,800 → $120,300 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $861 (+29.9%)	$736 → $866 (+17.7%)

East Sparta

Population

937961

Median household income

$61,250$74,107

Median home value

$98,000$130,400

Median gross rent

$663$861

Waynesburg

Population

9701,027

Median household income

$52,500$45,938

Median home value

$103,800$120,300

Median gross rent

$736$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
Under 5	6.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.9%
75 and over	5.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
No high school diploma	4.3%	13.4%
High school graduate	39.5%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
Drove alone	84.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	2.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
1-unit, detached	94.3%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	East Sparta	Waynesburg
Poverty rate	5.6%	17.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1946	1938