COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melrose vs Sparta
PLACE A
Melrose, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Sparta, Tennessee
Melrose is 90% smaller than Sparta. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Melrose has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
MELROSESPARTADIFFERENCE
Total population5285,038−90% vs Sparta
Population density659749−90
Population growth8.2%1.5%+6.7 pts
Median age36.146.8−10.7
Male48.8%46.3%+2.4 pts
Female51.2%53.7%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%88.3%−1.1 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%4.7%+1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.8%3.3%+3.4 pts
Median household income$48,750$50,080−$1,330
Per capita income$28,308$29,020−$712
Poverty rate18.9%14.3%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%19.2%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree4.4%4.8%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%7.8%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation64.3%51.4%+12.9 pts
Median home value$151,600$217,000−$65,400
Median gross rent$744$731+$13
Owner-occupied72.4%67.5%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households73.4%15.8%+57.6 pts
Average commute31.017.4+13.6
Worked from home5.3%9.0%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.1%12.8%−8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025