Sparks is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 109,226 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Sparks is the fifth largest community in Nevada.

A relatively large number of people in Sparks telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Sparks is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.43% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sparks in 2018 was $37,980, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,920 for a family of four. However, Sparks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sparks is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sparks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sparks residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sparks also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sparks include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Sparks also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.03%.

The most common language spoken in Sparks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.