Sparks is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in El Paso County,

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, United States. The population was 4,529 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

El Paso El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...

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. The ZIP Code encompassing the CDP area is 79928.

Geography

Sparks is located at (31.675134, -106.239060). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 4,760 people, 896 households, and 808 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,974 people, 718 households, and 654 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 2,214.0 people per square mile (856.9/km²). There were 793 housing units at an average density of 590.3/sq mi (228.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.75%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 28.11% from

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, and 0.81% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 99.46% of the population. There were 718 households, out of which 67.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.8% were non-families. 7.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.14 and the average family size was 4.37. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.8% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,964, and the median income for a family was $24,286. Males had a median income of $15,897 versus $14,395 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,068. About 34.1% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the

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, including 42.3% of those under age 18 and 60.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Sparks is in the

Socorro Independent School District The Socorro Independent School District (SISD) serves more than 47,000 students in 49 schools and is the second largest school district in El Paso, Texas. The district covers 135 square miles serving East El Paso, Horizon City and the City of Soc ...

. The zoned schools are: Mission Ridge Elementary School, Desert Wind Middle School, and Eastlake High School.
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References

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