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Sparta, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Sparta is a Census town of 1,928 people across 2.35 square miles of land, in Alleghany County. Median household income is $42,454, 58.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sparta
What Sparta is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.35 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land821
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlleghany 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.
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How many people live in Sparta
- Population1,928
- Median age51.0
- Population under 18306 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1815.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over603 plus or minus 157
- Share 65 and over31.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households957
- Family households531 plus or minus 121
- Share of households that are families55.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sparta
- Median household income$42,454 plus or minus $9,194
- Per capita income$24,694
- Civilian labor force707 plus or minus 169
- Employed688 plus or minus 166
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over1,471
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sparta
- Housing units1,066
- Occupied units957
- Vacant units109 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate10.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied557 plus or minus 155
- Renter occupied400 plus or minus 125
- Ownership rate58.2 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$209,600 plus or minus $53,269
- Median gross rent, monthly$563 plus or minus $144
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units772 plus or minus 171
- Share single family72.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more270 plus or minus 80
- Share in buildings of two or more25.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sparta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute522 plus or minus 135
- Commuting under 15 minutes312 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more83 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Drove alone55.4 percent
- Carpooled19.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home23.7 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sparta (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$4,071,400
- Average approval$581,629
- Median approval$215,000
- Largest approval$2,784,600
- Jobs supported34
- Jobs per approval4.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more57.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sparta, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sparta
- NFIP communityTown of Sparta
- NFIP community number370005
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/09
The Town of Sparta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370005 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.
Alleghany County, not Sparta
Alleghany County context, not Sparta figures
- Establishments in Alleghany County257
- Covered employment, Alleghany County3,434
- Average annual pay, Alleghany County$42,104
- Housing units permitted, Alleghany County91
Every figure in this section is published for Alleghany County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sparta.
All Alleghany County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Sparta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sparta, North Carolina?
1,928, in 957 households. Sparta town covers 2.35 square miles of land, which is 821 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sparta in?
Alleghany 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 Sparta?
$42,454. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $209,600. Median gross rent is $563 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sparta businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $4.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $215,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sparta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sparta borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sparta. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sparta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sparta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sparta, town of, community 370005, 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 Sparta figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alleghany 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 Sparta.
Is zoning published for Sparta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.