People QuickFacts Sparks Nevada Population, 2012 estimate 92,183 2,758,931 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 90,264 2,700,552 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.1% 2.2% Population, 2010 90,264 2,700,551 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.2% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.8% 24.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.3% 12.0% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.6% 49.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 74.5% 66.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.6% 8.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 1.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.9% 7.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.6% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.0% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 26.3% 26.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 61.4% 54.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 76.5% 78.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 16.3% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 25.8% 28.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.6% 84.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 21.0% 22.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 8,312 230,942 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 21.5 23.6  Housing units, 2010 36,455 1,173,814 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 60.9% 59.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 25.9% 29.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $229,600 $225,400 Households, 2007-2011 33,342 986,741 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.65 2.67 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $26,025 $27,625 Median household income, 2007-2011 $56,637 $55,553 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 12.0% 12.9%     Business QuickFacts Sparks Nevada Total number of firms, 2007 7,057 221,260 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 3.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 7.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.9% 8.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.8% 28.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,522,340 15,735,787 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,998,822 19,255,893 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,166,353 37,433,983 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,410 $14,579 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 340,277 28,815,533     Geography QuickFacts Sparks Nevada Land area in square miles, 2010 35.76 109,781.18 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,524.3 24.6 FIPS Code 68400 32 Counties Washoe County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts