Sparks.
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Nevada·Washoe County
31 tracts·95K people·$484K median·2,604/mi²
White 53 · Hispanic 32 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 2
Married couple 44 · Other 30 · Living alone 26
Retail 34 · Manufacturing 26 · Professional 13 · Leisure 12 · Health 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 18 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 11 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sparks is $483,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Sparks has 110,024 residents across 25 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 52.8% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 4.2% Multiracial, 2.3% Black and 2.1% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 27.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
FLORENCE DRAKE ELEMENTARY (73%), VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY (61%) and JOHN BOHACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (55%) lead the elementary schools; SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL (49%), LOU MENDIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL (28%) and GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY (14%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,716/month, 9% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Sparks is $89,056 a year, 3% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Sparks, median rent is $1,716/month and the median home value is $483,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Sparks reported 3.9 violent crimes and 22.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 34 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 8 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sparks are earthquake (95), winter weather (92) and inland flooding (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.58g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sparks, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).