Diversity

4.94k people call Sparta, Tennessee home, and 99.7% of them are citizens. 0.567% of Sparta, Tennessee residents were foreign-born as of the year 2020. (28 people).

Sparta, Tennessee had 4.19k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 296 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents.

Ethnicity and Race

Sparta, Tennessee had 4.19k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 296 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents.

Hispanic population: 5.4% in Sparta, Tennessee (267 people).

Population Born Abroad

28 persons, or 0.567% of Sparta, Tennessee's population, were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Sparta, Tennessee had 1.56% of its population that was born abroad in 2019, a declining percentage.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Sparta, Tennessee, in 2020 was 36.4. The median age of citizens who were born in their own country was 36, making them generally older than those who were born abroad. However, the population of Sparta, Tennessee, is getting younger. The average age of all Sparta, Tennessee residents in 2019 was 37.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

Sparta, Tennessee's population was 99.7% US citizens as of 2020, which is greater than the 93.4% national average. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Sparta, TN was 99.7%, showing that the rate of citizenship has been dropping.

Veterans

Sparta, Tennessee has 1.46 times more military soldiers who served in Vietnam than in any other war.

Economy

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

1.73k persons are employed in Sparta, Tennessee's economy. The highest paying industries in Sparta, Tennessee are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,298), Transportation & Warehousing ($71,298), and Information ($55,508). The largest industries in Sparta, Tennessee are Accommodation & Food Services (383 people), Manufacturing (260 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (197 people).