Georgia · Census place 72584
Sparta city, GA
Quick answer
Sparta city has 1,827 residents, ranking #310 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $24,854, the median home is worth $56,500 and median gross rent runs $607 a month.
- Population
- 1,827Sparta city residents
- Median household income
- $24,854Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $56,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $607Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sparta city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sparta city median would spend about 29.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 54.5% of residents and 37.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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