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Sparta, TN vs Carthage, TN

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- Carthage is 0% more densely populated than Sparta.
- People are 27.0% less likely to be married in Carthage.
- The Median Age is 0.4 years older in Carthage.
 Sparta, TNCarthage, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,529329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 20104,849  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,251285,036,114
 Population - 19904,681  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock871.593.4
 Land Area6.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sparta, TNCarthage, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sparta, TNCarthage, TNUnited States
 White84.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.3%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sparta, TNCarthage, TNUnited States
 Married Population53.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.9%50.2%
 Never Married23.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock22.6%10.8%
 Widowed11.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households1,866  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock55580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households638  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sparta    3 Reviews

We moved to Sparta, TN almost two years ago. We visited the year before that and while we have been coming to east Tennesse for over 25 years... it only took one  More

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Over 15 years ago

I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOTHING HERE IN SPARTA, TO DO I SHOP MORE IN COOKEVILLE,,AND COLUMBIA THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. SPARTA SHOULD GET SOME BIG COMPANIES TO  More

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Over 16 years ago

All over this town you see signs that say SHOP SPARTA FIRST! What a load of crap! They want us to spend our money here in our town but they offer no place to shop and  More

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Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Smith County has been my home for 48 years. It is a delight to be from here. We have rivers, lakes, parks, good churches, good people, good schools. It is just an all  More

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Over 18 years ago

carthage Tn has been a wonderful surprise to us after re locating from "up north". I had been reading blogs before coming down here and at least half said that if they  More

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