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Sparta, TN vs Decatur, TN

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- Decatur is 0% more densely populated than Sparta.
- People are 10.9% less likely to be married in Decatur.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years older in Decatur.
 Sparta, TNDecatur, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,841329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.238.4
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 Population - 20104,849  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,395285,036,114
 Population - 19904,681  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock485.093.4
 Land Area6.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sparta, TNDecatur, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Sparta, TNDecatur, TNUnited States
 White84.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sparta, TNDecatur, TNUnited States
 Married Population53.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married23.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed11.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households1,866  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock44680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households638  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Sparta    3 Reviews
Eli · Sparta, TN
Small Town Close to Everything You'll Want
Over 6 years ago

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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TERESA · Sparta, TN
SHOP SPARTA
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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Bp · Sparta, TN
HA Shop Sparta?
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 Decatur    2 Reviews
David · Decatur, TN
loss of tax income to Mcminn County
Over 19 years ago

We need more places to eat and buy groceries, we are lossing a lot of sale tax money from people going to Athens and other near by  More

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David · Decatur, TN
Meth
Over 19 years ago

We need a judge who will quit slapping meth cooks and users/sellers on the wrist and putting them back on the street with little fine or jail time or community  More

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