CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sparta

Missouri · 741 residents · 1.24 sq mi

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With 741 people, Sparta is a city in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,500. The population has fallen 35% since 2000. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 31%. Households take in $18,073 at the median, 40% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

741

−35%vs 2000

vs 1,144 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

+6%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(59)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(41)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(115)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.7%(79)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(70)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(74)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(55)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.1%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,073

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,768 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,651

−27%vs 2000

vs $11,869 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,500

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $441 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.0%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

36.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(1,095)

Black0.3%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(14)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(730)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(7)

Asian0.8%(6)

Other0.7%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(17)

South American0.6%(14)

Bolivian0.6%(14)

Puerto Rican0.4%(9)

Ancestry

German17.8%(414)

American15%(350)

English12.4%(288)

Irish10.3%(239)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(39)

French1.4%(32)

Scottish1.3%(31)

Dutch0.9%(21)

Arab0.9%(20)

Italian0.8%(18)

Lebanese0.6%(14)

Swedish0.6%(13)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(12)

Danish0.4%(10)

Norwegian0.4%(9)

Russian0.4%(9)

Egyptian0.3%(6)

Armenian0.3%(6)

Finnish0.3%(6)

Portuguese0.2%(5)

French Canadian0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.2%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 19.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.1%(217)

Married59.4%(475)

Widowed0.6%(5)

Divorced12.9%(103)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(221)

Married58.6%(602)

Widowed9.7%(100)

Divorced10.2%(105)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−15.6 ptssince 2013

from 20.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.1%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.6%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)34.1%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 85 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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