Sparks, GA Population

Overview

2,300

Total Population

29.9

Median age

56.57%

Female population %

76.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

366

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sparks's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sparks is 29.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sparks's population under 18 was 35.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sparks's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sparks, 32.43% were under the age of 15, 17.70% aged 15 to 29, 43.13% aged 30 to 64, 6.26% aged 65 to 84, and 0.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 302 more females than males in Sparks:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.57% females and 43.43% males in Sparks, GA.
The Sparks, GA gender ratio is 76.8:100 i.e. 76.8 men to 100 women (0.768).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 203.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 175.

Sparks's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sparks population: 37.30% are White, 53.09% are Black or African American and 9.61% are multiracial.
Sparks's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 366 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,934 (84.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sparks is Black or African American with a population of 1,221 (53.09% of the total population).

Sparks's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,276 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Sparks's population decreased by 118 (5.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sparks's population decreased by 2 (0.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sparks's population was lowest in year 2012 at 2,003.