SparkmanAR
Population 330: a town settled in 1894.
Is Sparkman a good place to live?
Sparkman’s typical rent is $539 a month, where Arkansas’ towns sit at $878 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Sparkman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
330 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sparkman: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sparkman, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sparkman.
Homes in Sparkman are worth about $117K, by Zillow’s estimate
Sparkman: 55% of households own their home. Values fell 2.6% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
High risk in Sparkman, with inland flooding at the top
Households in Sparkman have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. On expected storm and flood damage, Sparkman sits above 71% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Sparkman break down as 51% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sparkman, expect mild winters and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 92° in July, and January nights bottom out around 32°; snowfall runs to about 2 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sparkman has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half commute less than 23 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Sparkman dropped by 69, to 121. The town’s middle household income is $39,000. The top destinations are Fordyce (8%), Camden (8%) and Bearden (5%).
| Sparkman | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $39,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 18% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Sparkman is
In Sparkman, 37% of adults get no exercise outside work. CDC measures, 32 in all: Sparkman beats Arkansas on 4 and trails on 5. Two figures for adults here: 17% have diabetes, 12% binge drink. Only 6 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Sparkman.
| Sparkman | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sparkman | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 18.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68% | 61.6% |
| More adults with diabetes | 17.1% | 13.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sparkman
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sparkman; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Sparkman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
Famous people from Sparkman
3 notable people were born in Sparkman.
About Sparkman
City in Arkansas, United States
Sparkman is a city in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 355 at the 2020 census, down from 427 in 2010.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 171 ft
- ZIP code
- 71763
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Sparkman
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sparkman, AR a good place to live?
Sparkman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Sparkman, AR known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Jim Ed Brown and Bonnie Brown.