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Total population: 88,602 (Urban population: 87,867, Rural population: 735 (all nonfarm))

Sparks, Nevada Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 26,083 (24,650 occupied: 14,750 owner occupied, 9,900 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  40%
State:  39%

Housing density: 1090 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $364,289.


Median contract rent in 2007: $803 (lower quartile is $641, upper quartile is $1,085)


Housing units in Sparks with a mortgage: 10,653 (1,444 second mortgage, 1,128 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,156





Sparks,NV index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $331,400 (it was $138,900 in 2000)
Sparks:  $331,400
Nevada:  $311,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $244,100 - $397,400

Median year house/condo built: 1985

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship

Households: 65,911
  • In family households: 55,884 (12,745 male householders, 4,197 female householders)
    12,773 spouses, 20,064 children (18,186 natural, 553 adopted, 1,325 stepchildren), 1,066 grandchildren, 818 brothers or sisters, 657 parents, 1,635 other relatives, 1,929 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 10,027 (3,951 male householders (2,937 living alone)), 3,805 female householders (3,010 living alone)), 2,271 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 621 (544 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,168 2-persons, 4,103 3-persons, 3,658 4-persons, 1,806 5-persons, 680 6-persons, 527 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,947 1-person, 1,534 2-persons, 201 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

11,792 married couples with children.
4,123 single-parent households (1,164 men, 2,959 women).

77.8% of residents of Sparks speak English at home.
16.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 10,354 (15.6%)
(39.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.8
State:  3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparks, Nevada:
  • 1 room: 107
  • 2 rooms: 313
  • 3 rooms: 949
  • 4 rooms: 1,233
  • 5 rooms: 3,196
  • 6 rooms: 3,690
  • 7 rooms: 2,735
  • 8 rooms: 1,628
  • 9 or more rooms: 899



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparks, Nevada:
  • 1 room: 762
  • 2 rooms: 1,709
  • 3 rooms: 1,780
  • 4 rooms: 2,544
  • 5 rooms: 1,581
  • 6 rooms: 859
  • 7 rooms: 410
  • 8 rooms: 159
  • 9 or more rooms: 96



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,283
  • 1995 to 1998: 2,338
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,054
  • 1980 to 1989: 5,892
  • 1970 to 1979: 7,332
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,669
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,043
  • 1940 to 1949: 756
  • 1939 or earlier: 716


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sparks:
  • no bedroom: 254
  • 1 bedroom: 694
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,600
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,278
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,307
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 617



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sparks:
  • no bedroom: 1,076
  • 1 bedroom: 3,059
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,574
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,722
  • 4 bedrooms: 413
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 56



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Sparks in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 439
  • 1 vehicle: 4,064
  • 2 vehicles: 6,632
  • 3 vehicles: 2,649
  • 4 vehicles: 719
  • 5 or more vehicles: 247



Cars and other vehicles available in Sparks in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 1,373
  • 1 vehicle: 4,820
  • 2 vehicles: 2,721
  • 3 vehicles: 764
  • 4 vehicles: 203
  • 5 or more vehicles: 19


Sparks rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sparks:

  • Less than $100: 55 people
  • $100 to $149: 45
  • $150 to $199: 59
  • $200 to $249: 20
  • $250 to $299: 75
  • $300 to $349: 70
  • $350 to $399: 89
  • $400 to $449: 158
  • $450 to $499: 386
  • $500 to $549: 556
  • $550 to $599: 596
  • $600 to $649: 632
  • $650 to $699: 806
  • $700 to $749: 1,188
  • $750 to $799: 1,083
  • $800 to $899: 1,920
  • $900 to $999: 1,122
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,725
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 650
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 346
  • $2,000 or more: 179
  • No cash rent: 154
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 2,676
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,084
  • 1985 to 1989: 2,023
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,099
  • 1975 to 1979: 887
  • 1970 to 1974: 428
  • 1970 to 1974: 275
  • 1965 to 1969: 882

Sparks, NV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.5%
Number of people working at home: 746 (2.2% of all workers)


Sparks travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 730
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3593
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7281
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9184
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6145
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1624
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2306
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 156
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 249
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 625
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 566
  • 90 or more minutes: 328
 


Sparks mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 25,602 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 4,756 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 940 (3%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 17 (0%)
  • Taxi: 98 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 62 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 251 (1%)
  • Walked: 828 (2%)
  • Other means: 233 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 746 (2%)
 


Sparks, NV household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1171
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1354
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1167
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1781
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1721
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 1424
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1651
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 1858
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 1390
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2750
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 3200
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 2829
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1376
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 432
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 321
  • $200,000 or more: 273
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 19627
 German: 7459
 English: 5835
 Irish: 5357
 Italian: 3849
 United States or American: 2462
 French (except Basque): 1438
 Norwegian: 1155
 Swedish: 978
 Scotch-Irish: 836
 Polish: 793
 European: 788
 Scottish: 762
 Dutch: 662
 Portuguese: 637
 Basque: 371
 Danish: 309
 Welsh: 260
 Hungarian: 258
 Greek: 247
 French Canadian: 205
 Subsaharan African:: 199
 British: 197
 Russian: 165
 Canadian: 150
 Czech: 150
 Scandinavian: 131
 African: 131
 Swiss: 121
 Austrian: 110
 Finnish: 104
 Slovak: 75
 Czechoslovakian: 71
 Yugoslavian: 69
 Brazilian: 65
 Northern European: 62
 Lithuanian: 58
 Pennsylvania German: 53
 Arab:: 49
 South African: 49
 Croatian: 41
 Serbian: 37
 Ukrainian: 35
 Egyptian: 33
 Slavic: 33
 Belgian: 32
 Iranian: 32
 Celtic: 28
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22
 West Indian: 22
 Turkish: 20
 Albanian: 19
 New Zealander: 19
 Luxemburger: 16
 Icelander: 12
 Armenian: 10
 Other Arab: 10
 Nigerian: 10
 Romanian: 9
 Eastern European: 9
 Other Subsaharan African: 9
 Slovene: 8
 Syrian: 6


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (49%)
  • Philippines (12%)
  • El Salvador (8%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • Vietnam (2%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19553
  • Northeast: 3476
  • Midwest: 6784
  • South: 4022
  • West: 21802

43% of Sparks residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Nevada.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 397
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 68
  • 5th and 6th grade: 688
  • 7th and 8th grade: 487
  • 9th grade: 392
  • 10th grade: 452
  • 11th grade: 454
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 878
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,419
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,537
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,300
  • Associate degree: 1,650
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,831
  • Master's degree: 698
  • Professional school degree: 363
  • Doctorate degree: 160


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 373
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 101
  • 5th and 6th grade: 511
  • 7th and 8th grade: 403
  • 9th grade: 525
  • 10th grade: 502
  • 11th grade: 445
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 880
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,395
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,008
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,448
  • Associate degree: 1,548
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,511
  • Master's degree: 750
  • Professional school degree: 176
  • Doctorate degree: 53


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.6%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 18.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 3.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.5%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.1%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $64,438
  • Black householders: $48,325
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,381
  • Asian householders: $52,702
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $16,765
  • Some other race householders: $60,306
  • Two or more races householders: $55,814
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,914

Sparks household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sparks household income for Black householders

Sparks household income for Asian householders

Sparks household income for Some other race householders

Sparks household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sparks marital status for males

Sparks marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $344,999
  • Black or African American householders: $338,319
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $322,095
  • Asian householders: $339,512
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $375,777
  • Some other race householders: $302,292
  • Two or more races householders: $344,283
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $324,719

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 15,727
  • One, attached: 1,397
  • Two: 575
  • 3 or 4: 1,816
  • 5 to 9: 1,976
  • 10 to 19: 1,115
  • 20 to 49: 540
  • 50 or more: 1,916
  • Mobile homes: 895
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 126

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sparks:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 342
Here:  4.2%
Nevada:  4.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 220
Here:  5.8%
Nevada:  5.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 300
Here:  9.7%
Nevada:  11.7%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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