Sparta is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,320 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sparta is the 299th largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sparta is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.08% of the Sparta workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sparta is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Sparta who work in farm management occupations (17.12%), sales jobs (16.94%), and legal occupations (9.37%). One downside of living in Sparta is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sparta, the average commute to work is 40.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Sparta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Sparta have a very low rate of college education: just 7.73% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Sparta in 2022 was $15,325, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,300 for a family of four. However, Sparta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sparta also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 54.53% of its population below the federal poverty line. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Sparta include English, Scandinavian, Irish, French, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Sparta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Italian.
