North Carolina · Census place 63680
Sparta town, NC
Quick answer
Sparta town has 1,957 residents, ranking #344 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $38,542, the median home is worth $215,800 and median gross rent runs $583 a month.
- Population
- 1,957Sparta town residents
- Median household income
- $38,542Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $215,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $583Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sparta town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sparta town median would spend about 18.2% 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 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.2% of residents and 57.4% 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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