Drinking water stations with addresses in Sparta that have no violations reported:
- TRINITY CHRISTIAN (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WEST SIDE GENERAL STORE (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- KENT CITY PROFESSIONAL BLDG (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SPARTA 7TH DAY ADVENTIST (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ROGUE RIVER GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SPARTA CHEVROLET (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This village: |  7.2% | | Whole state: |  10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This village: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Sparta compared to Michigan state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sparta (2007 data):
- ChoiceOne Bank: Appletree Branch, Sparta Bank Branch, Choiceone Bank. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $464.5 mil, Deposits: $366.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Choiceone Financial Services, Inc.
- Independent Bank-West Michigan: Sparta Branch at 525 S State St, branch established on 1978-06-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $780.4 mil, Deposits: $670.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $9,525 | $38,100 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,442 | $29,304 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,255 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $10,277 | $41,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,201 | $38,412 | 8 | $824 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $18,323 | $43,975 | 2 | $1,893 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,950 | $23,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,962 | $35,772 | 1 | $708 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $53,681 | $37,892 | 12 | $4,680 |
Sparta government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $115,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $646,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $530,000
All Other: $119,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $640,000
Sewerage: $431,000
Regular Highways: $418,000
Water Utilities: $400,000
General - Other: $290,000
Central Staff Services: $95,000
Fire Protection: $80,000
Air Transportation: $78,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $43,000
Parks & Recreation: $40,000
General Public Buildings: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $252,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $80,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,425,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,056,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,480,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,847,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,215,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $334,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $355,000
Water Utilities: $210,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $145,000
General Revenue, NEC: $90,000
Special Assessments: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $43,000
General - Other: $28,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,676,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $561,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $517,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $574,000
Highways: $186,000
All Other: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $1,689,000
NEC: $32,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,242,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $89,000
5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,235 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.06% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($289 average AGI)| Kent County: | 0.09% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,730 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.54% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)| Kent County: | 0.06% | | Michigan average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sparta:
- WMJH (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; ROCKFORD, MI)
- WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJNZ (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GOODRICH RADIO, LLC)
- WGVU (1480 AM; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY B OF C)
- WTKG (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNWZ (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WBBL (1340 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFUR (1570 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sparta:
- WLHT-FM (95.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WFGR (98.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WBFX (101.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTRV (100.5 FM; WALKER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WFUR-FM (102.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: FURNITURE CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WBLU-FM (88.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP)
- WLAV-FM (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGRD-FM (97.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WCSG (91.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY.)
- W214AY (90.7 FM; WALKER, MI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WVTI (96.1 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGVU-FM (88.5 FM; ALLENDALE, MI; Owner: BD OF CONTROL,GRAND VALLEY ST UNIV.)
- WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
- WODJ (107.3 FM; GREENVILLE, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKLQ (94.5 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMUS-FM (106.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSHN-FM (100.1 FM; HOLTON, MI; Owner: NOORDYK BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sparta:
- WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
- WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WUHQ-LP (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WGVU-TV (Channel 35; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXSP-CA (Channel 15; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W48CL (Channel 48; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WOGC-CA (Channel 25; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WOHO-CA (Channel 33; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W19BA (Channel 19; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
- WOMS-CA (Channel 29; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W67DN (Channel 67; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W44BQ (Channel 44; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
- WOLP-CA (Channel 27; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
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