Sparta

Population: 4,070
Median household income: $63,401
Median home value: $120,500

Sparta, a community in Randolph County, Illinois, has 4,070 residents. At $63,401, its median household income sits below Randolph County's $68,870.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sparta's population declined 6.5% from 4,351 to 4,070, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $90,300 to $120,500.

61.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,070
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $63,401
Median home value: $120,500
Median gross rent: $722
Housing units: 2,000
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3514,070

Median household income

$49,753$63,401

Median home value

$90,300$120,500

Median gross rent

$681$722

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,351	$49,753	$90,300	$681
2020	4,302	$52,324	$95,400	$652
2021	4,008	$57,375	$103,700	$743
2022	4,107	$60,407	$113,400	$726
2023	4,070	$63,401	$120,500	$722

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	227	5.6%
5 to 17	851	20.9%
18 to 24	418	10.3%
25 to 34	377	9.3%
35 to 44	462	11.4%
45 to 54	316	7.8%
55 to 64	532	13.1%
65 to 74	505	12.4%
75 and over	382	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,165	77.8%
Black or African American	539	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.4%
Two or more races	191	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	6.3%
High school graduate	1,021	39.7%
Some college or associate's	883	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	328	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	179	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,411	85.1%
Carpooled	183	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.4%
Bicycle	11	0.7%
Worked from home	34	2.0%
Other means	13	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	680	41.8%
15 to 29 min	481	29.6%
30 to 44 min	192	11.8%
45 to 59 min	150	9.2%
60+ min	122	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 19.0% (755 of 3,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	981	57.5%
Nonfamily households	726	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,707	85.4%
Vacant	293	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,015	59.5%
Renter-occupied	692	40.5%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,221	61.1%
1-unit, attached	16	0.8%
2 to 4 units	271	13.6%
5 to 19 units	74	3.7%
20 or more units	68	3.4%
Mobile home & other	350	17.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1771448
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 38.1394, -89.7305