Homestead Meadows North vs Sparks

A side-by-side comparison of Homestead Meadows North and Sparks: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Homestead Meadows North has the higher population (5,987 vs 4,936 in Sparks). Homestead Meadows North has the higher median household income ($55,559 vs $31,932 in Sparks). Homestead Meadows North has the higher median home value ($170,300 vs $101,800 in Sparks).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
Population	5,987	4,936
Median age	33.6 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,559	$31,932
Median home value	$170,300	$101,800
Median gross rent	$824	$1,125
Housing units	1,798	1,329
Homeownership rate	81.9%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
Population	5,126 → 5,987 (+16.8%)	4,104 → 4,936 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$35,871 → $55,559 (+54.9%)	$30,151 → $31,932 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $170,300 (+64.9%)	$61,700 → $101,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $824 (+9.6%)	$691 → $1,125 (+62.8%)

Homestead Meadows North

Population

5,1265,987

Median household income

$35,871$55,559

Median home value

$103,300$170,300

Median gross rent

$752$824

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)

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
Under 5	2.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	25.8%	32.1%
18 to 24	13.3%	11.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	3.0%
75 and over	3.7%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
White (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	93.1%	98.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
No high school diploma	34.0%	34.1%
High school graduate	29.6%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
Drove alone	66.0%	88.7%
Carpooled	20.5%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	3.9%
Other means	1.4%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
1-unit, detached	55.3%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	39.7%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Homestead Meadows North	Sparks
Poverty rate	22.9%	54.1%
Average household size	3.57	4.08
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1995	1998