The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Sparta has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sparta a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sparta spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Sparta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Sparta are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.28% of adults in Sparta having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sparta in 2022 was $24,694, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,776 for a family of four.
Sparta is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sparta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sparta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sparta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.29% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sparta include English, German, Irish, Hungarian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Sparta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
