CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Sparta

Ohio · 732 residents · 1.82 sq mi

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East Sparta is home to 732 people in Ohio. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $40,600. Median rent is $320 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.5% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

732

−9%vs 2000

vs 806 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024890

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(42)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(36)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(50)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(114)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(115)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(84)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(72)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,865

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,208 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,158

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,017 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.5%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,600

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $538 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(795)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(730)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German42.1%(375)

English13.9%(124)

Irish10.3%(92)

American4%(36)

Welsh3.7%(33)

Italian2.1%(19)

Scottish1.6%(14)

Swiss1.6%(14)

Polish1.3%(12)

French1.1%(10)

Subsaharan African1.1%(10)

Austrian1%(9)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.9%(8)

Finnish0.7%(6)

Dutch0.4%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(4)

Canadian0.3%(3)

Romanian0.3%(3)

Slovak0.3%(3)

Belgian0.2%(2)

Danish0.2%(2)

Swedish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Welsh population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.6%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married33.9%(112)

Married57.9%(191)

Widowed2.1%(7)

Divorced6.1%(20)

Women 15+

Never married24.5%(81)

Married58.3%(193)

Widowed7.3%(24)

Divorced10%(33)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.8%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.0%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.5%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% 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)11.4%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.7%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era77.1%(27)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 35 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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