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Sparta, Illinois

Sparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,486 at the 2000 census. The city's claim to fame is as the location where the 1967 Academy Awards Best Picture winning film In the Heat of the Night was filmed.

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Sparta Careers

Among the most common occupations in Sparta are Sales and office occupations, 24%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Sparta, Illinois work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Popular Sparta Jobs

Currently, the most commonly listed Sparta Jobs are for rn jobs, shift mine manager jobs and part time teller jobs.

Sparta Industries

The leading industries in Sparta, Illinois are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 20%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Sparta job listings indicate that the following industries in Sparta are hiring the most workers: Home Health Care, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Marine & Waterway Construction and Dam & Hydroelectric Construction.

Sparta Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sparta, Illinois is $25,102, and the median income of households in Sparta was $34,139.
 

Average Salaries in Sparta, IL

Sparta, IL

$25,000
 

Sparta Unemployment Rate

Sparta has an unemployment rate of 5.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Sparta Trends data, the number of Sparta, Illinois jobs has decreased by 79% since March 2008.
Sparta job trends

Sparta Employment Statistics

Population of Sparta
Total population 4,486
Male 45.47%
Female 54.53%
Median age 39.3
  
Sparta Housing
Owner-occupied homes 72.2%
Median cost of a home $57,300
Median mortgage payment $423
Renter-occupied homes 27.8%
Vacant housing 11.5%
Median monthly rent $390
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $30,386
Median for all female full-time $19,819
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 11%
$10,000 to $14,999 7%
$15,000 to $24,999 17%
$25,000 to $34,999 17%
$35,000 to $49,999 22%
$50,000 to $74,999 16%
$75,000 to $99,999 6%
$100,000 to $149,999 4%
$150,000 to $199,999 0%
$200,000 or more 0%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 7%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11%
High school graduate 41%
Some college, no degree 23%
Associate's degree 6%
Bachelor's degree 8%
Graduate degree 5%
  
Marital Status
Never married 23%
Currently married 56%
Separated 2%
Widowed 10%
Divorced 10%
  
Race
White 83%
Black or African American 16%
Asian 1%
Other 1%
  
Sparta Commute
Carpool 18.8%
Public transportation 1.3%
Average travel time 18 minutes