Sparta vs Warrens

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

Sparta and Warrens 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 521 in Warrens). Warrens has the higher median household income ($80,833 vs $60,517 in Sparta). Sparta has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $157,100 in Warrens).

Population, income & housing

	Sparta	Warrens
Population	9,921	521
Median age	36.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,517	$80,833
Median home value	$168,800	$157,100
Median gross rent	$902	$1,257
Housing units	4,465	368
Homeownership rate	62.3%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sparta	Warrens
Population	9,717 → 9,921 (+2.1%)	529 → 521 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$50,156 → $60,517 (+20.7%)	$60,750 → $80,833 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$123,300 → $168,800 (+36.9%)	$117,900 → $157,100 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $902 (+9.1%)	$1,013 → $1,257 (+24.1%)

Sparta

Population

9,7179,921

Median household income

$50,156$60,517

Median home value

$123,300$168,800

Median gross rent

$827$902

Warrens

Population

529521

Median household income

$60,750$80,833

Median home value

$117,900$157,100

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,257

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sparta	Warrens
Under 5	6.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	2.7%
25 to 34	16.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	16.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	6.9%
75 and over	5.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sparta	Warrens
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	88.3%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	5.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sparta	Warrens
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	37.5%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sparta	Warrens
Drove alone	77.5%	72.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	18.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.7%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sparta	Warrens
1-unit, detached	56.5%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	13.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sparta	Warrens
Poverty rate	12.0%	5.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1974	2003