Patrick AFB vs Sharpes

A side-by-side comparison of Patrick AFB and Sharpes: population, income, housing, and more.

Patrick AFB and Sharpes are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sharpes has the higher population (2,948 vs 1,606 in Patrick AFB). Patrick AFB has the higher median household income ($82,829 vs $67,917 in Sharpes). Since 2019, Patrick AFB's population has grown faster (+4.8% vs -8.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
Population	1,606	2,948
Median age	25.9 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,829	$67,917
Median home value	—	$259,400
Median gross rent	$1,950	$845
Housing units	513	1,525
Homeownership rate	0.0%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
Population	1,533 → 1,606 (+4.8%)	3,221 → 2,948 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$56,591 → $82,829 (+46.4%)	$39,702 → $67,917 (+71.1%)
Median home value	—	$84,000 → $259,400 (+208.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,494 → $1,950 (+30.5%)	$770 → $845 (+9.7%)

Patrick AFB

Population

1,5331,606

Median household income

$56,591$82,829

Median gross rent

$1,494$1,950

Sharpes

Population

3,2212,948

Median household income

$39,702$67,917

Median home value

$84,000$259,400

Median gross rent

$770$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
Under 5	8.8%	2.6%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	19.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	17.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	5.0%	20.8%
65 to 74	4.4%	10.9%
75 and over	4.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
White (non-Hispanic)	62.3%	88.1%
Black or African American	9.7%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	13.8%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
Drove alone	76.3%	71.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.4%
Other means	3.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
1-unit, detached	6.6%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	81.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	46.4%

Poverty & households

	Patrick AFB	Sharpes
Poverty rate	15.4%	25.1%
Average household size	2.88	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	18	41
Median year structure built	1988	1978