COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sparta vs Grand Rapids
PLACE A
Sparta, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Grand Rapids, Ohio
Sparta is 441% larger than Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids earns more, with a median household income $26,170 higher. Sparta has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -4%).
SPARTAGRAND RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population5,038931+441% vs Grand Rapids
Population density7491,056−306
Population growth1.5%-4.1%+5.6 pts
Median age46.839.3+7.5
Male46.3%49.9%−3.6 pts
Female53.7%50.1%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.5%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%90.1%−1.9 pts
Black3.7%3.9%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%5.0%−0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other3.3%0.7%+2.6 pts
Median household income$50,080$76,250−$26,170
Per capita income$29,020$38,168−$9,148
Poverty rate14.3%12.0%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.366+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%27.3%−8.1 pts
Graduate degree4.8%9.9%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.8%2.3%+5.5 pts
Labor force participation51.4%69.2%−17.9 pts
Median home value$217,000$173,700+$43,300
Median gross rent$731$840−$109
Owner-occupied67.5%65.9%+1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%10.5%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households15.8%35.1%−19.3 pts
Average commute17.427.5−10.1
Worked from home9.0%6.8%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.8%2.2%+10.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025