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El Paso County

Population in July 2007: 3,207.
Males: 1,565  (48.8%)
Females: 1,642  (51.2%)

Median resident age:  22.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79927.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,743 (it was $21,964 in 2000)
Sparks:  $24,743
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $7,272
Sparks:  $7,272
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,608 (it was $37,200 in 2000)
Sparks:  $54,608
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $65,602; Detached houses: $77,893; Townhouses or other attached units: $96,955; Mobile homes: $33,154

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Races in Sparks:

  • Hispanic (99.5%)
  • Other race (28.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Sparks: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 1.34 square miles.

Population density: 2387 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sparks

  • High school or higher: 28.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sparks CDP

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 7.7%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

1,239 residents are foreign born (41.7% Latin America).

This place:  41.7%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sparks:  1.3% ($488)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Paso, TX (13.4 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (363.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Horizon City, TX (1.6 miles ), Socorro, TX (1.8 miles ), Clint, TX (2.4 miles ), Agua Dulce, TX (2.5 miles ), San Elizario, TX (2.6 miles ), Morning Glory, TX (2.8 miles ), Homestead Meadows South, TX (3.2 miles ), Homestead Meadows North, TX (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 31.68 N, Longitude: 106.24 W

Sparks household income distribution Sparks home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)



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Sparks-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/23/1992 at 16:17:52, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.3 miles away from Sparks center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sparks:
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL REHABILITATION HOS (about 8 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • DEL SOL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • EL PASO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 13 miles; EL PASO, TX)

Amtrak station near Sparks:
  • 17 miles: EL PASO (700 SAN FRANCISCO AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sparks:
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 17 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 52 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 52 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 179 miles; ALPINE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • COCHISE COLLEGE (about 214 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 221 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)

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Average household size:
This place:  4.1 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  91.2%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  38.0%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.3%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sparks, TX



Sparks compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in El Paso County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Electricity (9%)


Religion statistics for Sparks

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents81.2%5.7%2.0%1.5%1.3%
Congregations19.0%17.0%7.3%9.0%5.3%
NameChurch of the Nazarene Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents1.0%0.8%0.7%0.6%5.3%
Congregations2.7%0.7%2.3%3.3%33.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.26%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.62% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,256 average AGI)
El Paso County:  0.62%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.31% ($27,333 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.18% ($28,116)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.16% ($29,814)


5.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,515 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.05%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.27% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,852 average AGI)
El Paso County:  0.27%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.38% ($26,477 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.26% ($27,226)
to Bexar County, TX  0.23% ($32,143)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sparks:
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KVIV (1340 AM; 1 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: SPANISH CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sparks:
  • KTSM-FM (99.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOFX (92.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K219BX (91.7 FM; EL PASO, ETC., TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KSII (93.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KINT-FM (93.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY-FM (96.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLAQ (95.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KHRO (94.7 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KPRR (102.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAS (103.1 FM; FABENS, TX; Owner: ALGIE A. FELDER)
  • KVER (91.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXCR (89.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KBNA-FM (97.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTEP (88.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO)
  • K212EO (90.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sparks:
  • KTSM-TV (Channel 9; EL PASO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF EL PASO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KVIA-TV (Channel 7; EL PASO, TX; Owner: NPG OF TEXAS, L.P.)
  • KSCE (Channel 38; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 38 CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • KINT-TV (Channel 26; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFOX-TV (Channel 14; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTYO (Channel 48; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)
  • KTFN (Channel 65; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDBC-TV (Channel 4; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCOS (Channel 13; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EL PASO PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$121,4806$115,4353$100,5502$25,9401$67,080
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$125,5101$55,6600$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$131,1505$106,3983$42,3701$60,560
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$107,1202$120,4250$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.20

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$152,105
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.20

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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