Sparta

Population: 159
Median household income: $66,923
Median home value: $88,500

Located in Morrow County, Ohio, Sparta is a community with a population of 159. Its median household income of $66,923 runs below the Morrow County figure of $71,047.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sparta's population declined 9.1% from 175 to 159, while its median home value rose 15.4% from $76,700 to $88,500.

75.8% of workers drive to work alone. 50.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 159
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $66,923
Median home value: $88,500
Median gross rent: $1,196
Housing units: 58
Homeownership rate: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 12.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

175159

Median household income

$35,000$66,923

Median home value

$76,700$88,500

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,196

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	175	$35,000	$76,700	$1,000
2020	179	$53,750	$75,400	$1,054
2021	242	$54,107	$78,200	$1,046
2022	175	$64,833	$90,000	$1,143
2023	159	$66,923	$88,500	$1,196

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2421.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	32	20.1%
18 to 24	34	21.4%
25 to 34	19	11.9%
35 to 44	8	5.0%
45 to 54	23	14.5%
55 to 64	24	15.1%
65 to 74	15	9.4%
75 and over	4	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	124	78.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	20.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate53.8%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	14.0%
High school graduate	50	53.8%
Some college or associate's	22	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	8	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50	75.8%
Carpooled	2	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	7.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	13.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	24.6%
15 to 29 min	7	12.3%
30 to 44 min	21	36.8%
45 to 59 min	15	26.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 8.2% (13 of 159)

	Count	Share
Family households	47	81.0%
Nonfamily households	11	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47	81.0%
Renter-occupied	11	19.0%

1-unit, detached50.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	37.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3973950
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3944, -82.6996