Sparta, Missouri - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,642
Male Share of the Population	47.3%
Female Share of the Population	52.7%
Senior Citizens	13.5%
Employed Population 16+	655
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	49.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.6%
Median Earnings25+	$29,722
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,779

Wealth

Median Family Income	$45,000
% Above Poverty Level	78.7%
% Below Poverty Level	21.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	36 minutes
% Working from Home	1.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.2%
Median Gross Rent	$697
Median House Value	$101,600

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.7%
German	18.5%
Irish	16.9%
English	12.8%
French Except Basque	4.2%
Dutch	3.5%
Italian	2.8%
Swedish	2.1%
Norwegian	1.6%
Scottish	1.3%
Polish	0.7%
Canadian	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Serbian	0.2%
New Zealand	0.2%
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Sparta Almanac

Category	Value
County	Christian County
Standard Zip Codes	65753
Phone Area Codes	417
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	37
Approximate Longitude	-93.08

Sparta 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	OLDFIELD
Distance	3.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 40 F
Apr Temp	42 to 66 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	44 to 69 F
Annual Precip	47.6 inches

Station	SPRINGFIELD REG AP
Distance	23.1 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 42 F
Apr Temp	44 to 68 F
Jul Temp	67 to 90 F
Oct Temp	46 to 71 F
Annual Precip	44.9 inches

Station	OZARK BEACH
Distance	23.3 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 44 F
Apr Temp	41 to 69 F
Jul Temp	64 to 90 F
Oct Temp	43 to 72 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Diggins	270	$50,625
Fordland	915	$38,036
Highlandville	1,044	$52,688
Nixa	21,113	$63,772
Ozark	19,418	$64,107
Rogersville	3,644	$65,214

Sparta Public Schools

Sparta Elem.
522 State Hwy 125 N
ZIP: 65753
(417) 634-3223
Primary
Total Enrollment 357

Sparta High
8520 State Hwy14e
ZIP: 65753
(417) 634-3224
High
Total Enrollment 198

Sparta Middle
217 Division St
ZIP: 65753
(417) 634-5518
Middle
Total Enrollment 221

Sparta Pk Center
113 Division St
ZIP: 65753
(417) 634-3223
Primary
Total Enrollment 52

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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