Living in Sparta Area School District Area

Living Summary

7,007

households

17,160

Total Population

$153,300

Average House Value

$838

Average Housing Rent

$59,317

Average Household Income

93.45%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,958

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

14 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

31%

Percent Proficient - Math

32%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 7,007 households are located in Sparta Area School District area. Among them, 2,142 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.06 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,160 and 4,071 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (231) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (726) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Sparta Area School District, Wisconsin
Household	7,007
Population	17,160
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,142 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,160
Total Students	4,071
Pre-Kindergarten	167
Kindergarten	275
Grade 1-8	2,036
Grade 9-12	908
College/Graduate School	685
Veterans	13,136
Non-citizen	231
Non-English Home Language	726
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

13,838 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,782 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,604 people are in civilian labor force and 178 are in armed labor force. 8,367 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sparta Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,442	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,587	78.03%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	940	11.13%
Public transportation	8	0.09%
Walked	251	2.97%
Other method	216	2.56%
Worked from home	440	5.21%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,367	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,281	27.26%
Service	1,446	17.28%
Sales and office	1,672	19.98%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	848	10.14%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,120	25.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,367	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	227	2.71%
Construction	730	8.72%
Manufacturing	1,798	21.49%
Wholesale trade	186	2.22%
Retail trade	972	11.62%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	362	4.33%
Information	96	1.15%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	253	3.02%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	415	4.96%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,828	21.85%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	645	7.71%
Other services, except public administration	310	3.71%
Public administration	545	6.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,367	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,110	73.02%
Government workers	1,667	19.92%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	581	6.94%
Unpaid family workers	9	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,671 for the 7,007 households in Sparta Area School District area, Wisconsin. The average income of a single worker is $34,585. 16,004 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.45%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,007	-
Less than $10,000	252	3.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	437	6.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	656	9.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	567	8.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	996	14.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,616	23.06%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,021	14.57%
$100,000 - $149,999	946	13.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	346	4.94%
More than $200,000	170	2.43%
Median Household Income	$59,317	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,671	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,495	-
Less than $10,000	95	2.11%
$10,000 - $14,999	100	2.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	271	6.03%
$25,000 - $34,999	331	7.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	487	10.83%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,068	23.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	859	19.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	806	17.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	325	7.23%
More than $200,000	153	3.40%

Median Family Income	$73,325	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,817	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,585	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,690	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,690	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,125	-
With health insurance coverage	16,004	93.45%
Public coverage	6,250	36.50%
Private health insurance	12,436	72.62%
Without health insurance coverage	1,121	6.55%

Housing

There are 7,493 housing units in Sparta Area School District area, Wisconsin with 7,007 units (93.51%) occupied. 5,008 houses (71.47%) are occupied by owner and 1,999 houses (28.53%) are rented. The average housing value is $153,300 and the average rental cost is $838. 154 houses (2.06%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,682 houses (22.45%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,493	-
Occupied	7,007	93.51%
Owner Occupied	5,008	71.47%
Renter Occupied	1,999	28.53%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,166	68.94%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	268	3.58%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,386	18.50%
Mobile Homes	664	8.86%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,493	-
Built 2014 or later	154	2.06%
Built 2010 - 2013	201	2.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,137	15.17%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,211	16.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	875	11.68%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,210	16.15%
Built 1960 - 1969	575	7.67%
Built 1950 - 1959	448	5.98%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,682	22.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,493	-
1 room	79	1.05%
2 rooms	97	1.29%
3 rooms	588	7.85%
4 rooms	1,015	13.55%
5 rooms	1,464	19.54%
6 rooms	1,565	20.89%
7 rooms	991	13.23%
8 rooms	661	8.82%
9 rooms or more	1,033	13.79%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,493	-
no bedroom	101	1.35%
1 bedroom	518	6.91%
2 bedrooms	2,036	27.17%
3 bedrooms	3,239	43.23%
4 bedrooms	1,202	16.04%
5 bedrooms or more	397	5.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,008	-
Less than $50,000	501	10.00%
$50,000 - $99,999	799	15.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,120	22.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,144	22.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	872	17.41%
$300,000 - $499,999	439	8.77%
$500,000 - $999,999	100	2.00%
$1,000,000 or more	33	0.66%
Median House Value	$153,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,902	-
Less than $500	222	11.67%
$500 - $999	1,180	62.04%
$1,000 - $1,499	430	22.61%
$1,500 - $1,999	60	3.15%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	10	0.53%
Median Rental Costs	$838	-

Demographic

A total of 17,602 people lives in Sparta Area School District area, Wisconsin with 8,577 male and 9,025 female. The males to female ratio is 48.73 to 51.27. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	17,602	-
Male	8,577	48.73%
Female	9,025	51.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,602	-
Under 5 years	961	5.46%
5 - 9 years	1,344	7.64%
10 - 14 years	1,186	6.74%
15 - 19 years	1,089	6.19%
20 - 24 years	795	4.52%
25 - 34 years	2,171	12.33%
35 - 44 years	1,919	10.90%
45 - 54 years	2,453	13.94%
55 - 59 years	1,367	7.77%
60 - 64 years	1,252	7.11%
65 - 74 years	1,859	10.56%
75 - 84 years	863	4.90%
85 years and older	343	1.95%
Median Age	41.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,602	-
One Race	17,389	98.79%
White	16,502	93.75%
Black or African American	340	1.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native	91	0.52%
Asian	245	1.39%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.02%
Other	207	1.18%

Two or more races	213	1.21%
White and Black or African American	57	0.32%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	50	0.28%
White and Asian	23	0.13%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%