Sparks (Texas)

El Paso County

48-69432

Sparks is a census -designated place (CDP ) in El Paso County, Texas in the United States. The population was 2,974 (as of 2000). The CDP is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of ​​3.5 km ².

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there were 2,974 inhabitants in the CDP, 718 households, and 654 families who were resident in the CDP. The population density was 854.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The median income per household was U.S. $ 21,964, the median income of a family at U.S. $ 24,286. The per capita income is 6,068 U.S. dollars. 38 % of the population and 34.1% of families are below the poverty line. The average age is 22 years ( as of 2000).

Of the 718 households, 67.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 69.1 % were married couples living together. 15.9% were single mothers and 8.8 % were non-families. 7.4% of all households were single-person households and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.19 and the average family size was 4.37 persons to.