Wisconsin · Census place 75325
Sparta city, WI
Quick answer
Sparta city has 9,921 residents, ranking #97 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $60,517, the median home is worth $168,800 and median gross rent runs $902 a month.
- Population
- 9,921Sparta city residents
- Median household income
- $60,517Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $168,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $902Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.3%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 17.9% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 62.3% 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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