COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boaz vs Sparta
PLACE A
Boaz, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Sparta, Tennessee
Boaz is 98% smaller than Sparta. Boaz earns more, with a median household income $13,358 higher. Sparta has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -17%).
BOAZSPARTADIFFERENCE
Total population1225,038−98% vs Sparta
Population density339749−410
Population growth-17.3%1.5%−18.8 pts
Median age61.546.8+14.7
Male54.3%46.3%+8.0 pts
Female45.7%53.7%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.7%88.3%+1.4 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other10.3%3.3%+7.0 pts
Median household income$63,438$50,080+$13,358
Per capita income$32,973$29,020+$3,953
Poverty rate10.3%14.3%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2670.452−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%19.2%−8.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Labor force participation52.0%51.4%+0.6 pts
Median home value$113,800$217,000−$103,200
Median gross rent$925$731+$194
Owner-occupied83.6%67.5%+16.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%15.8%+4.2 pts
Average commute23.917.4+6.5
Worked from home1.9%9.0%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
Uninsured7.8%12.8%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025