How many homes in Sparks, TX are overcrowded?

15.3% (±11.8 points) of occupied homes in Sparks, TX have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

6.8% have more than 1.5.

0.0% lack complete plumbing.

0.0% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on .

More than 1 per room
15.3% (±11.8 points)
Lacking plumbing
0.0%
Lacking a kitchen
0.0%

Crowding and facilities in Sparks

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
SparksEl Paso CountyTexasUnited States
More than 1 person per room15.3% (±11.8 points)5.4% (±0.4 points)4.8% (±0.1 points)3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room6.8% (±7.7 points)1.9% (±0.2 points)1.6% (±0.1 points)1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing0.0% (±4.4 points)0.5% (±0.1 points)0.5% (±0.1 points)0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen0.0% (±4.4 points)0.5% (±0.1 points)0.8% (±0.1 points)0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In Sparks, the share of crowded homes is not measurably different from El Paso County (5.4%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (4.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near Sparks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sparks
PlaceDistanceCrowded homesCompared with this place
Sparks—15.3% (±11.8 points)—
Socorro2.6 mi6.9% (±2.1 points)Not measurably different
Horizon City2.9 mi7.0% (±3.0 points)Not measurably different
Clint5.7 mi4.2% (±13.4 points)Not measurably different
Agua Dulce (community)6.2 mi14.7% (±9.7 points)Not measurably different
San Elizario6.6 mi11.7% (±5.1 points)Not measurably different
Homestead Meadows South11 mi7.6% (±4.0 points)Not measurably different
Fabens12 mi4.8% (±3.9 points)Not measurably different
Homestead Meadows North13 mi8.4% (±4.7 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sparks

How many homes in Sparks are overcrowded?

15.3% of occupied homes in Sparks, TX have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sparks lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.0% lack complete plumbing facilities and 0.0% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

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).

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Request a Census API key.

DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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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 .

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