Sparta is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,271 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sparta is the 219th largest community in Michigan.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sparta is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.58% of the Sparta workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sparta is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sparta who work in office and administrative support (15.08%), teaching (8.76%), and management occupations (6.56%). Also of interest is that Sparta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Sparta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.69% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small village, Sparta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Sparta who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.93% of the adults in Sparta have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sparta in 2022 was $27,440, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,760 for a family of four. However, Sparta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Sparta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sparta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sparta include Dutch, German, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Sparta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
