Sparta town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,585 ( 39 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.8 square miles
Population density: 57.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,512	95.39%	3.9%
Black:	5	0.32%	37.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	24	1.51%	380.0%
2+ races:	23	1.45%	64.3%
Hispanic:	21	1.32%	40.0%

Total non-White:	73	4.61%	43.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-61	-4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,624
1,573	96.86%
8	0.49%
6	0.37%
5	0.31%
14	0.86%
15	0.92%
51	3.14%

2000
1,631
1,575	96.57%
5	0.31%
9	0.55%
18	1.10%
24	1.47%
0	0.00%
56	3.43%

1990
1,578
1,531	97.02%
20	1.27%
5	0.32%
19	1.20%
n/a
3	0.19%
47	2.98%

1980
1,458
1,452	99.59%
4	0.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.14%
6	0.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2	-0.1
-5	-0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

44	2.8
9	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

79	5.4
41	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Sparta town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.6
284	17.9%
1,301	82.1%
295	18.6%

613
2.59

440	71.8%
363	82.5%
19	4.3%
173	28.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
376	23.2%
1,248	76.8%
252	15.5%

609
2.67

472	77.5%
369	78.2%
24	5.1%
137	22.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
425	26.1%
1,206	73.9%
193	11.8%

587
2.78

452	77.0%
401	88.7%
21	4.6%
135	23.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
405	25.7%
1,173	74.3%
168	10.6%

551
2.86

430	78.0%
384	89.3%
15	3.5%
121	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
488	33.5%
970	66.5%
127	8.7%

466
3.13

400	85.8%
358	89.5%
13	3.2%
66	14.2%

2022 Housing Data for Sparta town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	21	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	63	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	149	24.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	85	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	67	10.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	35	5.7%
$200,000 or more	16	2.6%

Median Household Income	80,583
Per Capita Income	32,977

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	3.4%
Public Assistance	15	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	36	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	775	75.2%
Unemployed	7	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	782	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	249	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	267	211	55.9%
Non-Profit	13	67	16.2%
Self-Employed	82	30	73.2%

Local Government	35	78	31.0%
State Government	16	36	30.8%
Federal Government	3	3	50.0%

Total Private + Self	349	241	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	67	184	26.7%
Total	416	425	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	118	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	132	15.7%
Professional, Technical	236	28.1%
Service Occupations	126	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	2.3%
All others	229	27.2%

White Collar		57.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	158	18.8%
Retail trade	133	15.8%
Educational services	92	10.9%
Manufacturing	85	10.1%
Construction	67	8.0%
Other services	51	6.1%
Public administration	49	5.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	46	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	26	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	23	2.7%
Finance and insurance	19	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	1.0%
Wholesale trade	8	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.7%
Utilities	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	10	0.63%
Cuban	11	0.69%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	12	0.76%
Japanese	12	0.76%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,420	95.0%
German, other Germanic	51	3.4%
Spanish	8	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.5%
Other Indo-European	6	0.4%
Korean	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	436	27.5%
Irish	309	19.5%
English	203	12.8%
French	119	7.5%
Welsh	100	6.3%
Italian	87	5.5%
Dutch	72	4.5%
American	56	3.5%
Polish	45	2.8%
Scottish	30	1.9%
Swiss	25	1.6%
French Canadian	15	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	10	0.6%
Eastern European	9	0.6%
Northern European	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,582	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,572	99.2%
Foreign-born	13	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29	2.6%	91	8.1%	350	31.1%	345	30.7%	99	8.8%	210	18.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29	2.6%
9-12 Years	91	8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	350	31.1%
Some College	345	30.7%
Bach. Degree	99	8.8%
Grad Degree	210	18.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +85	R +30	D + 4.3%
D +55
2020 vs. 2012	R +179	R +246	R + 27.5%
D -67
2020 vs. 2008	R +118	R +192	R + 21.9%
D -74

2016 vs. 2008	R +33	R +162	R + 26.2%
D -129
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	595	70.0%	Joe Biden (D)	239	28.1%	16	1.9%	850	32	23	0.01%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	510	67.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	184	24.2%	66	8.7%	760	31	21	0.01%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	416	56.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	306	41.6%	14	1.9%	736	21	9	0.01%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	477	59.8%	Barack Obama (D)	313	39.3%	7	0.9%	797	24	14	0.01%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	482	61.2%	John Kerry (D)	284	36.0%	22	2.8%	788	21	10	0.01%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	430	56.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	289	37.8%	46	6.0%	765	21	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sparta town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

239

28.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

595

70.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

850

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Sparta town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

184

24.2%

Donald Trump (R)

510

67.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

760

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Sparta town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

306

41.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

416

56.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

736

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Sparta town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

313

39.3%

John McCain (R)

477

59.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

797

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Sparta town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

482

61.2%

John Kerry (D)

284

36.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

788

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Sparta town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

430

56.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

289

37.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

765

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sparta town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	48%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	381	61.5%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	239	38.5%	0	0.0%	620	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	49%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	429	67.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	129	20.2%	80 [+]	12.5%	638	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 61 (9.6%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 11 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 8 (1.3%);
2016	S3	56%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	369	51.3%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	325	45.2%	25 [+]	3.5%	719	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 13 (1.8%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 12 (1.7%);
2014	G	42%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	395	73.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	108	20.1%	35 [+]	6.5%	538	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 30 (5.6%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	669
Median Value	$157,400

Occupied	613	91.6%
Vacant	56	8.4%

Owned	562	91.7%
Rented	51	8.3%
Median Rent	$947

Single-Family Units	588	87.9%
Detached	583	87.1%
Attached	5	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	63	9.4%

Sparta town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sparta town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Sparta town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sparta town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sparta town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sparta town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sparta town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sparta town, NY