Moving to Sparks, Georgia
Population: 1,755. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,781 (+1.5% change)
Males: 814 (46.4%), Females: 941 (53.6%)
Zip code: 31647
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $26,806
Median house value: $50,200
Population by Race
Races in Sparks:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.9%)
- Black (43.6%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (9.9%), English (5.9%), Irish (4.8%), German (4.1%), Subsaharan African (1.7%), Dutch (1.4%).
Land area: 3.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sparks
- High school or higher: 60.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sparks town
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 45.1%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 11.6%
2.1% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +527 (+42.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sparks:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (about 3 miles; ADEL, GA)
- BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NASHVILLE, GA)
- TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; TIFTON, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sparks:
- MOODY AFB (about 23 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VAD)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 31 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VLD)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 58 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sparks:
- COOK COUNTY (about 3 miles; ADEL, GA; Abbreviation: 15J)
- BERRIEN CO (about 16 miles; NASHVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: 4J2)
- HENRY TIFT MYERS (about 18 miles; TIFTON, GA; Abbreviation: TMA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sparks:
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 114 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,557)
Public primary/middle schools in Sparks:
- COOK COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 656; Location: 1000 ELM ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOED. SERVICES OF SOUTH GEORGIA (Location: 302 SOUTH GOODMAN; Grades: 00 – 00)