COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bangor vs Sparta
PLACE A
Bangor, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sparta, Tennessee
Bangor and Sparta are close in size. Bangor earns more, with a median household income $19,996 higher.
BANGORSPARTADIFFERENCE
Total population5,1185,038+2% vs Sparta
Population density3,430749+2,681
Population growth-1.6%1.5%−3.1 pts
Median age37.746.8−9.1
Male44.5%46.3%−1.9 pts
Female55.5%53.7%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.2%1.3%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.4%88.3%−3.8 pts
Black0.3%3.7%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%4.7%+6.4 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other4.0%3.3%+0.6 pts
Median household income$70,076$50,080+$19,996
Per capita income$34,772$29,020+$5,752
Poverty rate9.5%14.3%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.452+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%19.2%+4.0 pts
Graduate degree7.2%4.8%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%7.8%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation68.8%51.4%+17.5 pts
Median home value$173,800$217,000−$43,200
Median gross rent$1,134$731+$403
Owner-occupied72.7%67.5%+5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%7.5%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%15.8%+30.5 pts
Average commute27.017.4+9.6
Worked from home6.2%9.0%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.9%12.8%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025