Sparta

Population: 1,827
Median household income: $24,854
Median home value: $56,500

Located in Hancock County, Georgia, Sparta is a community with a population of 1,827. The median household income of $24,854 is below the Hancock County median ($33,182).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sparta's population grew 5.7% from 1,729 to 1,827, while its median home value fell 10.0% from $62,800 to $56,500.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 91.0% of the population. 90.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,827
Median age: 26.5 yrs
Median household income: $24,854
Median home value: $56,500
Median gross rent: $607
Housing units: 804
Homeownership rate: 37.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7291,827

Median household income

$27,524$24,854

Median home value

$62,800$56,500

Median gross rent

$560$607

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,729	$27,524	$62,800	$560
2020	1,737	$23,873	$65,700	$577
2021	2,065	$27,875	$73,900	$525
2022	1,944	$22,102	$53,500	$571
2023	1,827	$24,854	$56,500	$607

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	9.0%
5 to 17	453	24.8%
18 to 24	213	11.7%
25 to 34	217	11.9%
35 to 44	129	7.1%
45 to 54	193	10.6%
55 to 64	175	9.6%
65 to 74	171	9.4%
75 and over	111	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	98	5.4%
Black or African American	1,662	91.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	16.3%
High school graduate	458	46.0%
Some college or associate's	299	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	29	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	48	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone90.1%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	500	90.1%
Carpooled	38	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	124	22.7%
15 to 29 min	42	7.7%
30 to 44 min	87	15.9%
45 to 59 min	147	26.9%
60+ min	146	26.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.07
Poverty rate: 54.5% (951 of 1,744)

	Count	Share
Family households	326	57.1%
Nonfamily households	245	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	571	71.0%
Vacant	233	29.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	215	37.7%
Renter-occupied	356	62.3%

1-unit, detached50.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other25.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	402	50.0%
1-unit, attached	11	1.4%
2 to 4 units	69	8.6%
5 to 19 units	54	6.7%
20 or more units	65	8.1%
Mobile home & other	203	25.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1372584
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.2779, -82.9698

Other places in Hancock County

None.