White County, Tennessee
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 28,160
- Median household income
- $52,188
- ±3,172
- Unemployed
- 5.6%
- 689 of 12,373 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.1%
- 9,669 of 11,226 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of White | 27,650 (2021) | 1 E Bockman Way, Sparta | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sparta | 5,009 (2021) | Po Box 30, Sparta | Website |
| Town of Doyle | 502 (2021) | Po Box 26, Doyle | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 419, Sparta | — |
| White County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 751 Millers Point Rd, Sparta | — |
| Bon de Croft Utility District | Water supply utility | 8756 Crossville Hwy, Sparta | — |
| Dewhite Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 328, Sparta | — |
| Oconnor Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 56, Sparta | — |
| Quebeck-Walling Utility District | Water supply utility | 281 W Bockman Way, Sparta | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
White County
School district8 schools
576 Hale ST, Sparta, TN, 38583
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
DeKalb County Farmers' Market (Smithville)
Cookeville Green Market (310 Newman Drive Cookeville) · Downtown Green Market - Cookeville (Cookeville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.