Where has Sparks looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Sparks | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 110,024 | 107,440 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $89,056 | $88,253 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 8.5% | 10.8% | 9 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.6% | 27.7% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $483,800 | $492,700 | 45 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,716 | $1,691 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.6% | 4.6% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.1% | 12.7% | 18 |
SparksPeer median
SparksPeer median
| Metric | 2010–2018 | 2018–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +12.9% | +11.7% | +9.9% |
| Housing units | +9.8% | +13.5% | +8.0% |
| Median household income | +7.1% | +46.5% | +42.0% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +4.2% | +75.9% | +78.4% |
| Median gross rent | +10.1% | +62.3% | +48.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +14.6% | +18.6% | +14.1% |
| Worked from home | -36.6% | +297.2% | +213.5% |
| Poverty rate | -9.9% | -13.9% | -12.9% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.3 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.1 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 7.3 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 38.5 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 23.9 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 6.5 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.4 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 29.4 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk, VA | 81 | 98,796 | — | $92,666 | 33.3% |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 80 | 118,180 | — | $86,765 | 35.7% |
| Spokane Valley, WA | 80 | 106,365 | — | $74,042 | 26.5% |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 80 | 108,515 | — | $89,596 | 34.0% |
| Brockton, MA | 79 | 105,386 | — | $80,115 | 22.3% |
| Fairfield, CA | 79 | 120,785 | — | $101,895 | 26.6% |
| Federal Way, WA | 78 | 99,493 | — | $86,909 | 30.8% |
| Antioch, CA | 78 | 116,477 | — | $97,465 | 23.9% |
| Auburn, WA | 77 | 85,676 | — | $97,884 | 25.6% |
| Everett, WA | 77 | 111,845 | — | $83,512 | 28.8% |