Cashton vs Sparta

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

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

Sparta has the higher population (9,921 vs 1,243 in Cashton). Cashton has the higher median household income ($68,594 vs $60,517 in Sparta). Sparta has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $145,400 in Cashton).

Population, income & housing

	Cashton	Sparta
Population	1,243	9,921
Median age	37.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,594	$60,517
Median home value	$145,400	$168,800
Median gross rent	$892	$902
Housing units	611	4,465
Homeownership rate	84.8%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cashton	Sparta
Population	938 → 1,243 (+32.5%)	9,717 → 9,921 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $68,594 (+16.8%)	$50,156 → $60,517 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$113,000 → $145,400 (+28.7%)	$123,300 → $168,800 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $892 (+33.7%)	$827 → $902 (+9.1%)

Cashton

Population

9381,243

Median household income

$58,750$68,594

Median home value

$113,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$667$892

Sparta

Population

9,7179,921

Median household income

$50,156$60,517

Median home value

$123,300$168,800

Median gross rent

$827$902

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cashton	Sparta
Under 5	8.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	22.4%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	16.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	7.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	14.3%	10.4%
75 and over	4.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cashton	Sparta
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	85.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cashton	Sparta
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	45.7%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cashton	Sparta
Drove alone	78.2%	77.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	4.8%	8.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cashton	Sparta
1-unit, detached	69.2%	56.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Cashton	Sparta
Poverty rate	19.7%	12.0%
Average household size	2.30	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1973	1974