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People QuickFacts |
Sparks |
Nevada |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
77,295 | 2,241,154 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
15.2% | 12.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
66,346 | 1,998,257 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
23.2% | 66.3% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.4% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.9% | 25.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.2% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.6% | 49.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
78.4% | 75.2% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.4% | 6.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.2% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
5.0% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
9.1% | 8.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.5% | 3.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
19.7% | 19.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
41.3% | 37.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
15.6% | 15.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
22.2% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.2% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.8% | 18.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.1 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
26,025 | 827,457 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.7% | 60.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$143,700 | $142,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
24,601 | 751,165 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.67 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$45,745 | $44,581 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,122 | $21,989 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
8.0% | 10.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Sparks |
Nevada |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,376,709 | 12,806,893 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
640,186 | 18,220,790 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$10,552 | $10,874 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
253,548 | 15,323,751 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
5,090 | 129,757 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
8.3% | 11.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
27.5% | 25.7% |
