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Sparks, Nevada: commercial real estate data.
Sparks is a Census city of 110,024 people across 36.50 square miles of land, in Washoe County. Median household income is $89,056, 59.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 157 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $79.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sparks
What Sparks is
- Census place typecity
- Land area36.5 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,015
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashoe 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.
Sparks
How many people live in Sparks
- Population110,024
- Median age37.2
- Population under 1824,308
- Share under 1822.1 percent
- Population 65 and over17,309
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent
- Households42,414
- Family households27,235
- Share of households that are families64.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sparks
Income and work in Sparks
- Median household income$89,056
- Per capita income$42,099
- Civilian labor force60,770
- Employed57,604
- Unemployed3,166
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over75,670
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sparks
- Housing units45,898
- Occupied units42,414
- Vacant units3,484
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent
- Owner occupied25,380
- Renter occupied17,034
- Ownership rate59.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$483,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,716
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent
- Single family units30,923
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,360
- Share in buildings of two or more31.3 percent
- Mobile homes522 plus or minus 143
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sparks
How Sparks gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute50,682
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,322
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,285
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.2 percent
- Drove alone70.7 percent
- Carpooled13.6 percent
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sparks
SBA loans in Sparks (7(a))
- Approvals157
- Gross approval$79,860,200
- Average approval$508,664
- Median approval$280,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,285,000
- Largest approval$3,740,000
- Jobs supported1,668
- Jobs per approval10.6
- Loans with a final outcome30
- Paid in full27
- Charged off3
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans10.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.4 percent
- Share to franchises15.9 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS94
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sparks, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sparks
SBA loans in Sparks (504)
- Approvals101
- Gross approval$62,676,000
- Average approval$620,554
- Median approval$380,000
- Largest approval$4,469,000
- Jobs supported853
- Loans with a final outcome39
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sparks, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sparks
Flood risk in Sparks
- NFIP communityCity of Sparks
- NFIP community number320021
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/09
The City of Sparks participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 320021 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.
Washoe County, not Sparks
Washoe County context, not Sparks figures
- Establishments in Washoe County14,199
- Covered employment, Washoe County240,544
- Average annual pay, Washoe County$69,452
- Housing units permitted, Washoe County4,085
Every figure in this section is published for Washoe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sparks.
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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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
Sparks questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sparks, Nevada?
110,024, in 42,414 households. Sparks city covers 36.50 square miles of land, which is 3,015 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sparks in?
Washoe 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 Sparks?
$89,056. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $483,800. Median gross rent is $1,716 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sparks businesses?
157 7(a) approvals totaling $79.9 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $280,000, plus 101 504 approvals worth $62.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sparks, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sparks borrowers get paid back?
Of the 30 loans that have reached a final outcome, 27 were paid in full and 3 charged off, a charge off rate of 10.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Sparks in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sparks appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sparks, city of, community 320021, 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 Sparks figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washoe 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 Sparks.
Is zoning published for Sparks?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.