City in White County, Tennessee · 6.7 sq mi · 750 people per sq mi
About 5,000 people live in Sparta. The typical household earns $50,080, and the median resident is 46.8 years old.
2026 projection
From 5,025 in 2020
Poverty rate 14.31%
Men 45.4 · Women 51.1
1860–2026
5,041
2026 projection
0.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
Use the left and right arrow keys to inspect population observations.
1860–2026
5,041
2026 projection
0.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
Use the left and right arrow keys to inspect population observations.
| 2026 | 5,041 | +3 | 0.06% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,038 | +1 | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 5,037 | +74 | 1.49% |
| 2023 | 4,963 | +55 | 1.12% |
| 2022 | 4,908 | +6 | 0.12% |
| 2021 | 4,902 | -123 | 2.45% |
| 2020 | 5,025 | +79 | 1.60% |
| 2019 | 4,946 | +3 | 0.06% |
| 2018 | 4,943 | +7 | 0.14% |
| 2017 | 4,936 | +13 | 0.26% |
Showing 10 of 31 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 49 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 7 residents
41% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 41% | 46% | 37% |
| Never married | 29% | 37% | 22% |
| Divorced | 14% | 12% | 16% |
| Widowed | 13% | 3% | 21% |
| Separated | 3% | 3% | 3% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau