COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stoddard vs Sparta
PLACE A
Stoddard, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Sparta, Tennessee
Stoddard is 82% smaller than Sparta. Stoddard earns more, with a median household income $13,938 higher. Stoddard has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
STODDARDSPARTADIFFERENCE
Total population9115,038−82% vs Sparta
Population density1,430749+681
Population growth8.5%1.5%+7.0 pts
Median age45.346.8−1.5
Male47.8%46.3%+1.4 pts
Female52.2%53.7%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%88.3%+5.9 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%4.7%−3.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.4%3.3%+1.0 pts
Median household income$64,018$50,080+$13,938
Per capita income$32,670$29,020+$3,650
Poverty rate14.5%14.3%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4230.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%19.2%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree4.4%4.8%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%7.8%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation61.2%51.4%+9.9 pts
Median home value$184,500$217,000−$32,500
Median gross rent$643$731−$88
Owner-occupied78.2%67.5%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%7.5%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%15.8%+29.5 pts
Average commute27.417.4+10.0
Worked from home12.8%9.0%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured2.4%12.8%−10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025