COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sparta vs Waterloo
PLACE A
Sparta, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Waterloo, Oregon
Sparta is 2090% larger than Waterloo. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $38,670 higher.
SPARTAWATERLOODIFFERENCE
Total population5,038230+2090% vs Waterloo
Population density7491,885−1,136
Population growth1.5%-3.1%+4.5 pts
Median age46.849.5−2.7
Male46.3%59.4%−13.1 pts
Female53.7%40.6%+13.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.9%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%88.6%−0.4 pts
Black3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%3.9%+0.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.3%7.4%−4.1 pts
Median household income$50,080$88,750−$38,670
Per capita income$29,020$34,710−$5,690
Poverty rate14.3%3.5%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.324+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%11.0%+8.2 pts
Graduate degree4.8%6.2%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.8%4.3%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation51.4%52.0%−0.7 pts
Median home value$217,000$293,800−$76,800
Median gross rent$731$1,167−$436
Owner-occupied67.5%95.5%−28.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%0.0%+7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households15.8%50.0%−34.2 pts
Average commute17.434.0−16.6
Worked from home9.0%19.8%−10.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.8%6.6%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025