COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hustler vs Sparta
PLACE A
Hustler, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Sparta, Tennessee
Hustler is 97% smaller than Sparta. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sparta has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -16%).
HUSTLERSPARTADIFFERENCE
Total population1595,038−97% vs Sparta
Population density228749−522
Population growth-16.5%1.5%−18.0 pts
Median age48.946.8+2.1
Male49.6%46.3%+3.3 pts
Female50.4%53.7%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born2.1%1.3%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.9%88.3%+4.6 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other5.7%3.3%+2.3 pts
Median household income$51,500$50,080+$1,420
Per capita income$37,857$29,020+$8,837
Poverty rate17.0%14.3%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.452Even
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%19.2%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree4.2%4.8%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%7.8%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation54.7%51.4%+3.3 pts
Median home value$143,800$217,000−$73,200
Median gross rent$667$731−$64
Owner-occupied74.3%67.5%+6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.7%7.5%+11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%15.8%+15.7 pts
Average commute23.317.4+5.9
Worked from home0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%12.8%−10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025