Sparks, Georgia

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,200
Male Share of the Population	43.2%
Female Share of the Population	56.8%
Senior Citizens	14.2%
Employed Population 16+	782
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	45%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.9%
Median Earnings25+	$22,083
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$12,105
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$21,103

Wealth

Median Family Income	$28,784
% Above Poverty Level	65.7%
% Below Poverty Level	34.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	2.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	28%
Median Gross Rent	$783
Median House Value	$58,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	48.5%
Irish	9%
African	3.9%
English	2.9%
German	1.9%
Polish	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Dutch	0.1%
Italian	0.1%
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Sparks Almanac

Category	Value
County	Cook County
Standard Zip Codes	31647
Phone Area Codes	229
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	31.16
Approximate Longitude	-83.44

Sparks Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	NASHVILLE 4 N
Distance	14.3 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 62 F
Apr Temp	50 to 78 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	52 to 79 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	MOULTRIE 2 ESE
Distance	18.5 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	56 to 78 F
Annual Precip	50.9 inches

Station	THOMASVILLE 3 NE
Distance	35.3 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 63 F
Apr Temp	53 to 79 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	56 to 81 F
Annual Precip	54 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Adel	5,291	$31,858
Cecil	387	$38,828
Ellenton	123	$21,750
Hahira	2,894	$50,655
Lenox	727	$32,143
Nashville	4,826	$42,526

Sparks Public Schools

Cook County Middle School
1601 N Elm St
ZIP: 31647
(229) 549-5999
Middle
Total Enrollment 690

Cook Elementary School
1512 N Elm St
ZIP: 31647
(229) 549-6250
Primary
Total Enrollment 722

Sparks Private Schools

Community Christian Academy
101 Rountree Bridge Rd
ZIP: 31647
Elementary
Total Enrollment 21

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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