COMPARING TWO PLACES
Necedah vs Sparta
PLACE A
Necedah, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Sparta, Tennessee
Necedah is 82% smaller than Sparta. Necedah earns more, with a median household income $6,550 higher.
NECEDAHSPARTADIFFERENCE
Total population9115,038−82% vs Sparta
Population density330749−419
Population growth0.9%1.5%−0.6 pts
Median age41.346.8−5.5
Male54.1%46.3%+7.8 pts
Female45.9%53.7%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born0.6%1.3%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.8%88.3%−0.4 pts
Black2.9%3.7%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%4.7%−2.2 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other5.8%3.3%+2.4 pts
Median household income$56,630$50,080+$6,550
Per capita income$33,270$29,020+$4,250
Poverty rate17.9%14.3%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%19.2%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree2.3%4.8%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%7.8%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation62.1%51.4%+10.8 pts
Median home value$128,400$217,000−$88,600
Median gross rent$939$731+$208
Owner-occupied63.3%67.5%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%7.5%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households28.8%15.8%+13.0 pts
Average commute28.817.4+11.4
Worked from home6.2%9.0%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.7%12.8%−8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025