Sparks

Population: 2,225
Median household income: $39,141
Median home value: $79,300

Sparks is a community in Cook County, Georgia, home to 2,225 residents. The median household income of $39,141 is below the Cook County median ($50,133).

From 2019 to 2023, Sparks's population declined 9.7% from 2,464 to 2,225, while its median home value rose 49.6% from $53,000 to $79,300.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 60.7% of the population. 84.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,225
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $39,141
Median home value: $79,300
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 809
Homeownership rate: 43.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4642,225

Median household income

$29,375$39,141

Median home value

$53,000$79,300

Median gross rent

$826$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,464	$29,375	$53,000	$826
2020	2,372	$30,218	$54,300	$847
2021	2,300	$39,375	$65,700	$866
2022	2,459	$37,226	$73,300	$936
2023	2,225	$39,141	$79,300	$942

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1726.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	187	8.4%
5 to 17	597	26.8%
18 to 24	166	7.5%
25 to 34	253	11.4%
35 to 44	283	12.7%
45 to 54	261	11.7%
55 to 64	317	14.2%
65 to 74	101	4.5%
75 and over	60	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	597	26.8%
Black or African American	1,351	60.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	259	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.4%

High school graduate48.8%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	298	23.4%
High school graduate	622	48.8%
Some college or associate's	217	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	86	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	52	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	590	84.3%
Carpooled	66	9.4%
Public transit	5	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	12	1.7%
Worked from home	27	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	250	37.1%
15 to 29 min	267	39.7%
30 to 44 min	74	11.0%
45 to 59 min	43	6.4%
60+ min	39	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.50
Poverty rate: 31.5% (682 of 2,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	472	75.3%
Nonfamily households	155	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	627	77.5%
Vacant	182	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	271	43.2%
Renter-occupied	356	56.8%

1-unit, detached42.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other54.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	340	42.0%
1-unit, attached	15	1.9%
2 to 4 units	11	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	443	54.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1372556
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 31.1690, -83.4412