Sparks

Population: 109,106
Median household income: $86,979
Median home value: $455,900

Sparks is a community in Washoe County, Nevada, home to 109,106 residents. The median household income of $86,979 is in line with the Washoe County median ($85,600).

From 2019 to 2023, Sparks's population grew 8.5% from 100,589 to 109,106, while its median home value rose 51.2% from $301,500 to $455,900.

73.0% of workers drive to work alone. 63.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 109,106
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $86,979
Median home value: $455,900
Median gross rent: $1,651
Housing units: 44,473
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

100,589109,106

Median household income

$64,645$86,979

Median home value

$301,500$455,900

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,651

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	100,589	$64,645	$301,500	$1,138
2020	102,895	$67,187	$324,000	$1,244
2021	106,900	$73,678	$351,100	$1,329
2022	108,025	$82,938	$423,500	$1,526
2023	109,106	$86,979	$455,900	$1,651

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,369	5.8%
5 to 17	18,383	16.8%
18 to 24	10,216	9.4%
25 to 34	16,883	15.5%
35 to 44	14,225	13.0%
45 to 54	14,053	12.9%
55 to 64	11,982	11.0%
65 to 74	9,987	9.2%
75 and over	7,008	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,306	54.4%
Black or African American	2,231	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	466	0.4%
Asian	5,646	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	920	0.8%
Some other race	549	0.5%
Two or more races	4,371	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35,617	32.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,540	12.9%
High school graduate	18,972	25.6%
Some college or associate's	26,138	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	12,496	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,992	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,243	73.0%
Carpooled	7,073	12.8%
Public transit	1,107	2.0%
Walked	722	1.3%
Bicycle	80	0.1%
Worked from home	5,239	9.5%
Other means	658	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,931	25.9%
15 to 29 min	22,620	45.3%
30 to 44 min	9,778	19.6%
45 to 59 min	2,308	4.6%
60+ min	2,246	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 9.0% (9,769 of 108,349)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,253	65.9%
Nonfamily households	14,078	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,331	92.9%
Vacant	3,142	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,748	59.9%
Renter-occupied	16,583	40.1%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,095	63.2%
1-unit, attached	2,070	4.7%
2 to 4 units	3,335	7.5%
5 to 19 units	6,644	14.9%
20 or more units	3,578	8.0%
Mobile home & other	751	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3268400
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 36 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 39.5743, -119.7152