Sparks, Nevada Demographics

Sparks is 5th in Nevada out of 12 other cities in Current population (2012)

Sparks is 7th in Nevada out of 25 other cities in Retail sales

Sparks is 7th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Female residents

Sparks is 7th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Sparks is 8th in Nevada out of 12 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Sparks is 8th in Nevada out of 25 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Sparks is 8th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Sparks is 9th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Households

Sparks is 9th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Housing units

Sparks is 10th in Nevada out of 23 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Current population (2012)	92,183	5th	2,758,931	313,914,040
Size in square miles	35.8	16th	109,781.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,524.3	7th	24.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents younger than 5	7.2%	13th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.8%	13th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.3%	22nd	13.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.6%	21st	84.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.0%	13th	22.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Race - White	74.5%	24th	77.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.6%	14th	8.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	16th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.9%	11th	7.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.6%	8th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.0%	16th	3.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	10th	27.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	61.4%	25th	52.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Female residents	50.6%	7th	49.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	16.3%	12th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Housing units	36,455	9th	1,183,873	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	25.9%	11th	29.6%	25.9%
Households	33,342	9th	986,741	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.9%	22nd	59.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$229,600	15th	$225,400	$186,200
People per household	2.6	17th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Income per capita	$26,025	17th	$27,625	$27,915
Income per household	$56,637	17th	$55,553	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.0%	17th	12.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Sparks	Rank	Nevada	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,057	8th	221,260	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,166,353	7th	$37,433,983	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,410	8th	$14,579	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$340,277	10th	$28,815,533	$613,795,732