COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sparta vs Sunbury
PLACE A
Sparta, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Sparta is 47% smaller than Sunbury. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
SPARTASUNBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,0389,495−47% vs Sunbury
Population density7494,731−3,982
Population growth1.5%-1.9%+3.4 pts
Median age46.845.1+1.7
Male46.3%48.9%−2.6 pts
Female53.7%51.1%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.1%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%81.8%+6.5 pts
Black3.7%3.3%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%11.0%−6.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.3%3.8%−0.5 pts
Median household income$50,080$51,028−$948
Per capita income$29,020$30,390−$1,370
Poverty rate14.3%18.7%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.454Even
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%11.6%+7.6 pts
Graduate degree4.8%2.7%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.8%4.8%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation51.4%59.6%−8.2 pts
Median home value$217,000$107,200+$109,800
Median gross rent$731$738−$7
Owner-occupied67.5%56.8%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%11.9%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households15.8%41.0%−25.2 pts
Average commute17.423.2−5.8
Worked from home9.0%8.5%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured12.8%6.4%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025