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- Sparta is 0% more densely populated than Mount Vernon.
- People are 28.8% more likely to be married in Sparta.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years younger in Sparta.
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,230329,725,481
 Female Population53.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.738.4
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 Population - 20104,564  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,144285,036,114
 Population - 19903,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock81.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,801.393.4
 Land Area4.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 White92.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.1%50.2%
 Never Married22.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed14.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households1,863  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock68880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households938  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Vernon has a varity of small suburb areas. They lay on the north edge, filling the boundries at the beginning of hwy 174 and the high school(built in 1997), to the  More

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Reviews for Sparta    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Sparta would be a great place to live if you like extreme quiet, the elderly (and not much more) There are few children. Sparta is building a new high school when the  More

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