Sparta

Population: 212
Median household income: $43,250
Median home value: $105,700

Sparta is a community in Gallatin County, Kentucky, home to 212 residents. At $43,250, its median household income sits below Gallatin County's $62,247.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sparta's population declined 28.1% from 295 to 212, while its median home value rose 24.4% from $85,000 to $105,700.

The median gross rent is $850. 23.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 212
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,250
Median home value: $105,700
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 109
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

295212

Median household income

$50,893$43,250

Median home value

$85,000$105,700

Median gross rent

$844$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	295	$50,893	$85,000	$844
2020	283	$46,250	$91,000	$957
2021	305	$53,333	$85,000	$983
2022	281	$59,286	$106,700	$890
2023	212	$43,250	$105,700	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over0.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	9.0%
5 to 17	45	21.2%
18 to 24	9	4.2%
25 to 34	26	12.3%
35 to 44	27	12.7%
45 to 54	29	13.7%
55 to 64	28	13.2%
65 to 74	28	13.2%
75 and over	1	0.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	159	75.0%
Black or African American	3	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	12.9%
High school graduate	57	41.0%
Some college or associate's	31	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	23	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	84.5%
Carpooled	13	15.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	26.2%
15 to 29 min	31	36.9%
30 to 44 min	11	13.1%
45 to 59 min	13	15.5%
60+ min	7	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 26.9% (57 of 212)

	Count	Share
Family households	44	53.7%
Nonfamily households	38	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	82	75.2%
Vacant	27	24.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	61	74.4%
Renter-occupied	21	25.6%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	25.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2172372
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.6954, -84.9061