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Sparta, NC
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Living in Sparta



Sparta is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,872 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sparta is the 315th largest community in North Carolina.

Of important note, Sparta is also a town of artists. Sparta has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sparta’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Sparta has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sparta a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.21 minutes getting to work every day.

Sparta is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Sparta with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.32% of adults in Sparta have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sparta in 2018 was $21,537, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,148 for a family of four.

Sparta is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sparta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sparta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sparta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.37% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sparta include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Sparta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.