2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Sparks, NV vs West Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in West Sacramento, is 5% more than it is in Sparks and is 11% above the National Average.
- Sparks unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- West Sacramento unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Sparks, NVWest Sacramento, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.6%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.7%33.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,838$36,542$37,638
 Household Income$73,678$77,393$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,486$91,135$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sparks, NVWest Sacramento, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.3%11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%2.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.6%8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%5.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.8%13.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.2%18.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%8.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.6%11.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sparks, NVWest Sacramento, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%17.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.7%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%3.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%18.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%10.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.8%11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 16 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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Reviews for West Sacramento    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Horrible-all the way around. The worst people I have ever met and it's all over and well known for it. I would have thought the area would have been pretty  More

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Over 17 years ago

For those of you who love warm without humidity, this is the place for you. We have at least three months with an average temperture of + 80 degrees  More

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