Nevada · Census place 68400
Sparks city, NV
Quick answer
Sparks city has 109,106 residents, ranking #9 of 133 places in Nevada. Median household income is $86,979, the median home is worth $455,900 and median gross rent runs $1,651 a month.
- Population
- 109,106Sparks city residents
- Median household income
- $86,979Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $455,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,651Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sparks city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sparks city median would spend about 22.8% 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 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 59.9% 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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