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Sparks, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Sparks is a Census CDP of 4,134 people across 1.40 square miles of land, in El Paso County. Median household income is $34,876, 65.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sparks
What Sparks is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,953 plus or minus 857
- County holding the largest share of its areaEl Paso 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
- Population4,134 plus or minus 1,200
- Median age30.9 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 181,404 plus or minus 460
- Share under 1834.0 percent
- Population 65 and over261 plus or minus 130
- Share 65 and over6.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Households1,113 plus or minus 281
- Family households814 plus or minus 250
- Share of households that are families73.1 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$34,876 plus or minus $23,151
- Per capita income$14,522 plus or minus $3,487
- Civilian labor force1,826 plus or minus 615
- Employed1,650 plus or minus 518
- Unemployed176 plus or minus 175
- Unemployment rate9.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over2,190 plus or minus 599
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher64.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sparks
Housing in Sparks
- Housing units1,194 plus or minus 290
- Occupied units1,113 plus or minus 281
- Vacant units81 plus or minus 68
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied732 plus or minus 245
- Renter occupied381 plus or minus 216
- Ownership rate65.8 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$103,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,080
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.2 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Single family units689 plus or minus 260
- Share single family57.7 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Units in buildings of two or more153 plus or minus 142
- Share in buildings of two or more12.8 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Mobile homes352 plus or minus 152
- Median year structure built1998
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 commute1,578 plus or minus 515
- Commuting under 15 minutes661 plus or minus 336
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.9 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more408 plus or minus 219
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone91.4 percent
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso County, not Sparks
El Paso County context, not Sparks figures
- Establishments in El Paso County16,280
- Covered employment, El Paso County333,908
- Average annual pay, El Paso County$50,230
- Housing units permitted, El Paso County2,320
Every figure in this section is published for El Paso 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.
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
Sparks questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sparks, Texas?
4,134, in 1,113 households. Sparks CDP covers 1.40 square miles of land, which is 2,953 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?
El Paso 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?
$34,876. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $103,800. Median gross rent is $1,080 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 El Paso 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.