COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sparta vs Perryville
PLACE A
Sparta, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Perryville, Kentucky
Sparta is 525% larger than Perryville. Perryville earns more, with a median household income $12,472 higher.
SPARTAPERRYVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,038806+525% vs Perryville
Population density7491,032−283
Population growth1.5%4.1%−2.6 pts
Median age46.842.3+4.5
Male46.3%49.4%−3.1 pts
Female53.7%50.6%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.8%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%88.2%+0.0 pts
Black3.7%1.4%+2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%2.1%+2.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other3.3%5.4%−2.0 pts
Median household income$50,080$62,552−$12,472
Per capita income$29,020$28,875+$145
Poverty rate14.3%10.8%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%30.4%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree4.8%5.4%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.8%12.9%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%65.4%−14.0 pts
Median home value$217,000$144,800+$72,200
Median gross rent$731$464+$267
Owner-occupied67.5%83.2%−15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%10.1%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households15.8%13.2%+2.7 pts
Average commute17.420.1−2.7
Worked from home9.0%3.6%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.8%19.4%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025