Humidity & wind
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Population
111,902
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$483,800
Owner-occupied units
Sparks, NV
Nevada · 39.574° N, 119.715° W · 37 sq mi
Sparks is a city in Nevada, with a population of 111,902 and about 3,065 residents per square mile. The median household earns $89,056 a year, and the median home is worth $483,800.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
37 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,065
People per square mile
Rank by population
#298
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#367
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$89,056
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,716
Per month
Homeownership
59.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24 min
One way
People
Median age
37.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
27.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15.9%
Households
42,414
2.58 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 17.4%
Retail trade 12%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.7%
Manufacturing 11.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Nevada
State bird
Mountain Bluebird
State flower
Sagebrush
State capital
Carson City
Nickname
The Silver State
Compare Sparks with
- Sparks vs RenoSide by side
- Sparks vs CarlsbadSide by side
- Sparks vs CarsonSide by side
- Sparks vs East Los AngelesSide by side
- Sparks vs Las VegasSide by side
- Sparks vs HendersonSide by side
Cities near Sparks
- Reno, NV7 mi · 283,621
- Carson, NV29 mi · 58,571
- El Dorado Hills, CA95 mi · 51,026
- Lincoln, CA97 mi · 57,367
- Rocklin, CA98 mi · 76,821
- Folsom, CA99 mi · 91,983
- Roseville, CA102 mi · 167,302
- Citrus Heights, CA104 mi · 86,348
Cities about the same size
- East Los Angeles, CA111,647
- Carlsbad, CA112,260
- Gresham, OR111,513
- Santa Maria, CA111,390
- Hillsboro, OR111,126
- South Fulton, GA112,820
- Peoria, IL110,920
- Davie, FL110,851
More in Nevada
- Las Vegas679,817
- Henderson353,289
- North Las Vegas296,653
- Enterprise240,464
- Spring Valley219,187
- Sunrise Manor200,218
- Paradise185,913
Wealthiest person in Nevada
Name
Miriam Adelson & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$28.6B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Las Vegas
Source of wealth
Casinos
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Nevada · private sector
Employer
MGM Resorts International
Sector
Hospitality
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Nevada
Company
MGM Resorts International
Revenue
$17.2B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Las Vegas
Ticker
MGM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.