With 9,950 people, Sparta is a city in Wisconsin. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $180,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $861 a month at the median. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,973, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sparta
What changed most since 1990
White share97.6% → 86.8%(−10.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 19.7%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)32%(210)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.2%(264)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(186)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 657 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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Over time
Sparta, decade by decade
Sparta population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,788
$56,286
$112,563
11.1%
5.9
2000
8,648
$60,838
$128,609
15.8%
9.9
2010
9,522
$54,423
$147,022
15.2%
24.0
2020
10,025
$61,805
$157,323
22.5%
39.9
2024
9,950
$64,973
$180,600
19.7%
30.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
