Sparta vs Wilton

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

Sparta and Wilton 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 535 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median household income ($80,750 vs $60,517 in Sparta). Sparta has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $156,300 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Sparta	Wilton
Population	9,921	535
Median age	36.6 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,517	$80,750
Median home value	$168,800	$156,300
Median gross rent	$902	$575
Housing units	4,465	207
Homeownership rate	62.3%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sparta	Wilton
Population	9,717 → 9,921 (+2.1%)	511 → 535 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$50,156 → $60,517 (+20.7%)	$43,500 → $80,750 (+85.6%)
Median home value	$123,300 → $168,800 (+36.9%)	$111,900 → $156,300 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $902 (+9.1%)	$752 → $575 (-23.5%)

Sparta

Population

9,7179,921

Median household income

$50,156$60,517

Median home value

$123,300$168,800

Median gross rent

$827$902

Wilton

Population

511535

Median household income

$43,500$80,750

Median home value

$111,900$156,300

Median gross rent

$752$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sparta	Wilton
Under 5	6.2%	8.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	25.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.0%
75 and over	5.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sparta	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	2.8%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sparta	Wilton
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	37.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sparta	Wilton
Drove alone	77.5%	84.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	2.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sparta	Wilton
1-unit, detached	56.5%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Sparta	Wilton
Poverty rate	12.0%	11.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1974	1957