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Sparta, New Jersey, in Sussex county, is 16 miles NW of Parsippany, New Jersey (center to center) and 31 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Newark metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 18,080 people lived in Sparta.
In Sparta, about 72% of adults are married. Sparta is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
In 2000, Sparta had a median family income of $100,658. Many people in Sparta make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Sparta doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. In Sparta, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.
Sparta residents donated more money ($27,315) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Sparta.
An estimated 90% of living spaces in Sparta are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the town.
In Sparta, 91% of commuters drive to work.
Sparta strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
Comparing Sparta to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Well-Paid Single Men | |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women |  |  |
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| Male Share of the Population | | |
| Age of the Population | |  |
| Racial Diversity |  |  |
| Female Share of the Population | | |
| Senior Citizens |  | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People Above Poverty | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| College Educated Adults | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | |  |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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