Sparks vs Westway

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

Sparks and Westway 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 3,515 in Westway). Westway has the higher median household income ($34,115 vs $31,932 in Sparks). Sparks has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $86,700 in Westway).

Population, income & housing

	Sparks	Westway
Population	4,936	3,515
Median age	25.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$31,932	$34,115
Median home value	$101,800	$86,700
Median gross rent	$1,125	$1,083
Housing units	1,329	1,376
Homeownership rate	72.3%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sparks	Westway
Population	4,104 → 4,936 (+20.3%)	3,636 → 3,515 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$30,151 → $31,932 (+5.9%)	$29,604 → $34,115 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $101,800 (+65.0%)	$72,200 → $86,700 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $1,125 (+62.8%)	$739 → $1,083 (+46.5%)

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

Westway

Population

3,6363,515

Median household income

$29,604$34,115

Median home value

$72,200$86,700

Median gross rent

$739$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sparks	Westway
Under 5	6.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	32.1%	11.9%
18 to 24	11.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.3%	19.3%
65 to 74	3.0%	13.2%
75 and over	2.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sparks	Westway
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	98.8%	96.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sparks	Westway
No high school diploma	34.1%	47.1%
High school graduate	21.3%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sparks	Westway
Drove alone	88.7%	76.2%
Carpooled	4.5%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	10.6%
Other means	2.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sparks	Westway
1-unit, detached	63.5%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.4%	26.3%

Poverty & households

	Sparks	Westway
Poverty rate	54.1%	31.5%
Average household size	4.08	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1998	1988