Anthony vs Sparks

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

Anthony and Sparks are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sparks has the higher population (4,936 vs 3,727 in Anthony). Anthony has the higher median household income ($51,735 vs $31,932 in Sparks). Anthony has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $101,800 in Sparks).

Population, income & housing

	Anthony	Sparks
Population	3,727	4,936
Median age	30.7 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,735	$31,932
Median home value	$153,800	$101,800
Median gross rent	$1,009	$1,125
Housing units	1,334	1,329
Homeownership rate	72.5%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anthony	Sparks
Population	5,236 → 3,727 (-28.8%)	4,104 → 4,936 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$35,774 → $51,735 (+44.6%)	$30,151 → $31,932 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $153,800 (+37.4%)	$61,700 → $101,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $1,009 (+20.1%)	$691 → $1,125 (+62.8%)

Anthony

Population

5,2363,727

Median household income

$35,774$51,735

Median home value

$111,900$153,800

Median gross rent

$840$1,009

Sparks

Population

4,1044,936

Median household income

$30,151$31,932

Median home value

$61,700$101,800

Median gross rent

$691$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anthony	Sparks
Under 5	9.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.5%	32.1%
18 to 24	6.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	18.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	15.7%
55 to 64	6.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	4.0%	3.0%
75 and over	6.7%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anthony	Sparks
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	93.6%	98.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anthony	Sparks
No high school diploma	18.1%	34.1%
High school graduate	29.6%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anthony	Sparks
Drove alone	74.5%	88.7%
Carpooled	15.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.7%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anthony	Sparks
1-unit, detached	84.6%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Anthony	Sparks
Poverty rate	18.0%	54.1%
Average household size	3.04	4.08
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1999	1998