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Population: 1,817. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,797 (-1.1% change)
Males: 835 (46.0%), Females: 982 (54.0%)

Alleghany County

Zip code: 28675

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.4 years
Median household income: $22,474
Median house value: $76,600

Population by Race

Races in Sparta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Hispanic (7.7%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (23.6%), English (13.5%), German (7.9%), Irish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), Scottish (1.2%).

Elevation: 2939 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sparta

  • High school or higher: 60.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sparta town

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 48.0%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 14.6%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

7.6% Foreign born (6.2% Latin America, 1.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -203 (-10.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sparta:

  • ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (617 DOCTORS STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sparta:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sparta:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 57 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 68 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 88 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sparta:

  • WILKES COUNTY (about 21 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: UKF)
  • ASHE COUNTY (about 22 miles; JEFFERSON, NC; Abbreviation: GEV)
  • TWIN COUNTY (about 27 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: HLX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sparta:

  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)

Schools

Public high school in Sparta:

  • ALLEGHANY HIGH (Students: 411; Location: 404 TROJAN AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Sparta:

  • SPARTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 681; Location: 450 N MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 08)

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