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Sparland, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Sparland is a Census village of 295 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Marshall County. Median household income is $43,125, 88.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sparland
What Sparland is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land516 plus or minus 133
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarshall County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sparland
How many people live in Sparland
- Population295 plus or minus 76
- Median age34.2
- Population under 1875 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1825.4 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households141 plus or minus 38
- Family households75 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families53.2 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sparland
Income and work in Sparland
- Median household income$43,125 plus or minus $18,588
- Per capita income$26,918
- Civilian labor force140 plus or minus 46
- Employed130 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over210 plus or minus 51
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sparland
- Housing units177 plus or minus 47
- Occupied units141 plus or minus 38
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate20.3 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Owner occupied125 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate88.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$83,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,063 plus or minus $240
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.6 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Single family units173 plus or minus 48
- Share single family97.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sparland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute118 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes34 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.8 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more57 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.3 percent
- Drove alone66.7 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.0 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sparland
- NFIP communityVillage of Sparland
- NFIP community number170459
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/10
The Village of Sparland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170459 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marshall County, not Sparland
Marshall County context, not Sparland figures
- Establishments in Marshall County235
- Covered employment, Marshall County2,765
- Average annual pay, Marshall County$47,124
- Housing units permitted, Marshall County6
Every figure in this section is published for Marshall County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sparland.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sparland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sparland, Illinois?
295, in 141 households. Sparland village covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 516 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sparland in?
Marshall County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sparland?
$43,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $83,600. Median gross rent is $1,063 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sparland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sparland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sparland, village of, community 170459, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sparland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marshall County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sparland.
Is zoning published for Sparland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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