Sparta, GA Profile

Sparta, GA, population 1,256, is located in Georgia's Hancock county, about 52.7 miles from Athens and 59.4 miles from Augusta.

Through the 90's Sparta's population has declined by about 11%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Sparta has declined by about 10%. Since 2005 Sparta's population has declined by about 7%.

Sparta's property crime levels tend to be Georgia's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	45%
	Females	55%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	15%
	African American	84%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	1,522	N/A
2001	1,489	-2.17%
2002	1,449	-2.69%
2003	1,414	-2.42%
2004	1,390	-1.70%
2005	1,349	-2.95%
2006	1,311	-2.82%
2007	1,315	0.31%
2008	1,272	-3.27%
2009	1,256	-1.26%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$18,580

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	834
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	1,129
2010	922

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	0	0	2	11
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-
2009	0	0	1	13
2010	0	1	1	9

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,041
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	4,516
2010	6,287

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	32	30	1
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-
2009	25	30	1
2010	41	34	0

Location

Elevation	660 feet above sea level
Land Area	1.8 Square Miles