Housing data for Sparks, TX
Sparks, TX has an estimated 4,134 residents and 1,194 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in El Paso County.
34.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,080 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,134 (±1,200)
- Housing units
- 1,194 (±290)
- Households that rent
- 34.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,080
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.7%
What stands out in Sparks
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 84.3% (±29.1 points) in Sparks, higher than in El Paso County (53.6%).
Homes built before 1980: 13.9% (±12.2 points) in Sparks, lower than in El Paso County (38.9%).
Median home value: $103,800 (±$11,224) in Sparks, lower than in El Paso County ($180,400).
Median household income: $34,876 (±$23,151) in Sparks, lower than in El Paso County ($59,806).
Housing in Sparks at a glance
- Median rent: $1,080 median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 84.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 34.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $34,876 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $103,800 median home value
- Types of homes: 8.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 78.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 13.9% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 10.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 83.1% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 20.6 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +0.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 32.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 15.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Sparks against El Paso County, its state and the nation
| Sparks | El Paso County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,134 (±1,200) | 870,779 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,194 (±290) | 323,571 (±169) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 34.2% (±16.9 points) | 35.8% (±0.7 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,080 (±$194) | $1,079 (±$15) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $34,876 (±$23,151) | $59,806 (±$1,141) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $103,800 (±$11,224) | $180,400 (±$2,408) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | — | $3,660 (±$57) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 13.9% (±12.2 points) | 38.9% (±0.9 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.6 minutes (±4.5) | 24.1 minutes (±0.4) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.2% (±6.3 points) | 89.8% (±0.5 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 30.9 years (±8.9) | 33.6 years (±0.1) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Sparks covers 1.4 square miles of land, about 2,953 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Sparks has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,104 (±1,091) | 4,134 (±1,200) | +0.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,195 (±174) | 1,194 (±290) | −0.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $691 (±$190) | $1,080 (±$194) | +56.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $61,700 (±$17,428) | $103,800 (±$11,224) | +68.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $30,151 (±$13,593) | $34,876 (±$23,151) | +15.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 21.9% (±9.8 points) | 34.2% (±16.9 points) | +12.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 21.9% (±23.9 points) | 10.1% (±16.5 points) | −11.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in El Paso County
Sparks has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for El Paso County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for El Paso County recorded 279 violent and 1,220 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Sparks
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro | 2.6 mi | $1,032 | $144,500 | 18.2% |
| Horizon City | 2.9 mi | $1,280 | $170,200 | 14.8% |
| Clint | 5.7 mi | $1,112 | $203,700 | 29.5% |
| Agua Dulce (community) | 6.2 mi | $1,084 | $120,600 | 13.7% |
| San Elizario | 6.6 mi | $917 | $110,400 | 32.0% |
| Homestead Meadows South | 11 mi | $865 | $173,500 | 27.1% |
| Fabens | 12 mi | $606 | $95,500 | 26.4% |
| Homestead Meadows North | 13 mi | $865 | $192,800 | 13.3% |
Places in Texas most like Sparks
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Feria | $1,037 | $106,900 | $45,081 | 29.2% |
| Lopezville | $867 | $74,600 | $38,207 | 24.0% |
| Pharr | $1,037 | $121,900 | $52,814 | 40.9% |
| Rio Grande City | $767 | $113,200 | $44,577 | 30.6% |
| Mercedes | $812 | $111,800 | $46,904 | 37.2% |
| Escobares | $815 | $72,800 | $29,844 | 34.3% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Sparks, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $798 | $969 | $1,146 | $1,559 | $1,915 |
HUD income limits for Sparks, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,900 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,500 | $53,600 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,700 | $60,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,850 | $66,950 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,200 | $72,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,900 | $83,050 |
| 8 people | $55,250 | $55,250 | $88,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $73,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Sparks is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Sparks
What is the average rent in Sparks, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Sparks is $1,080 (±$194) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Sparks rent-burdened?
84.3% of renting households in Sparks pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Sparks, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $103,800 (±$11,224) for owner-occupied homes in Sparks (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Sparks?
Sparks, TX has an estimated 1,194 (±290) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Sparks?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Sparks, used by 83.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Sparks?
Workers who live in Sparks, TX take an average of 20.6 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Sparks growing?
In Sparks, the number of residents went from 4,104 in 2015–2019 to 4,134 in 2020–2024 (+0.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sparks CDP, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sparks CDP, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sparks CDP, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sparks CDP, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sparks CDP, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sparks CDP, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sparks CDP, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Sparks CDP, Texas (place:69432, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .