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28675

Sparta, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,745
Median household income
$44,560
People below poverty
16.1%
Median home value
$215,300

Income

The median income of households in 28675 was $44,560. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 11.4
$25,000 to $34,999 14.4
$35,000 to $49,999 17.9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.6
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1
$100,000 to $149,999 9.6
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 or more 4.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54167
Female 45427

An estimated 58.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,788. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.6
Social Security 49.3
Retirement income 33.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.3
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 31.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 31.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.4

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 14% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28675 in 2020-2024, 85.9% had health insurance coverage and 14.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.7% and public coverage was 53.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.4%.


In 2020-2024, 28675 had a total population of 6,745 - 3,442 (51%) females and 3,303 (49%) males. The median age was 53.1 years. An estimated 14.3% of the population was under 18 years, 24.1% was 19 to 44 years, 29.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 30.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28675 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 130 91
5 to 9 180 187
10 to 14 145 65
15 to 19 120 128
20 to 24 119 179
25 to 29 128 167
30 to 34 227 234
35 to 39 128 195
40 to 44 172 79
45 to 49 189 207
50 to 54 285 251
55 to 59 210 153
60 to 64 353 348
65 to 69 352 475
70 to 74 222 215
75 to 79 185 230
80 to 84 96 142
85 and over 62 96

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87.8% were White; 2.5% were Black or African American; 20.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 1.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.2% of the people in 28675 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 84.3% of the people in 28675 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,194 households in 28675. The average household size was 2.07 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.1% of the households in 28675 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.8% of all households, while 21.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.6% of all households.

In 28675, 16.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 59.8% of males and 56.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 15.7 15.1
Now married, except separated 59.8 56.3
Separated 2.5 1.1
Widowed 2.2 12.8
Divorced 19.8 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28675, 128 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 74.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.9% of the people living in 28675 were U.S. natives. 57.2% of the 28675 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.1% of 28675 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28675 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28675.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60.1
Asia 18.8
Europe 12.3
Africa 8.7
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28675 in 2020-2024, 6.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.1% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87 % of the people at least one year old living in 28675 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87
Different house, same county 4
Different county, same state 7.1
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28675 was 975 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 37 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 724. College or graduate school enrollment was 214.

Educational Attainment of People in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.9
High school diploma or equivalency 30.3
Some college, no degree 22.2
Associate's degree 7.1
Bachelor's degree 16.5
Graduate or professional degree 9

Disability

In 28675, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.8% of people under 18 years old, to 17.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28675, 44.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 53.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,936 73.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 331 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 351 13.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28675 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7.3
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 11
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 12.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.8
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 2.1
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28675 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 929 35.4
Service occupations 509 19.4
Sales and office occupations 615 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 220 8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 353 13.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.1% of 28675 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 0
Worked from home 11.5

In 2020-2024, 28675 had a total of 3,950 housing units. Of these housing units, 76.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7
Mobile homes 15.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

5.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28675 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 62.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28675 had 3,194 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 756 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.4% while renters occupied 27.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.11 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

1.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.4% and another 33% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28675:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28675 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18
Electricity 50.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 22.3
All other fuels 8.8
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28675 was $215,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.5 % had a mortgage. 47.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,271 and for owners without a mortgage it was $390.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28675 was $663. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.