Kempton vs Sharpsville

A side-by-side comparison of Kempton and Sharpsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Kempton and Sharpsville are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sharpsville has the higher population (663 vs 224 in Kempton). Sharpsville has the higher median household income ($90,978 vs $46,250 in Kempton). Sharpsville has the higher median home value ($117,800 vs $80,000 in Kempton).

Population, income & housing

	Kempton	Sharpsville
Population	224	663
Median age	51.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$90,978
Median home value	$80,000	$117,800
Median gross rent	$775	$958
Housing units	156	234
Homeownership rate	84.8%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kempton	Sharpsville
Population	343 → 224 (-34.7%)	785 → 663 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$50,938 → $46,250 (-9.2%)	$55,000 → $90,978 (+65.4%)
Median home value	$67,600 → $80,000 (+18.3%)	$86,300 → $117,800 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $775 (-8.0%)	$834 → $958 (+14.9%)

Kempton

Population

343224

Median household income

$50,938$46,250

Median home value

$67,600$80,000

Median gross rent

$842$775

Sharpsville

Population

785663

Median household income

$55,000$90,978

Median home value

$86,300$117,800

Median gross rent

$834$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kempton	Sharpsville
Under 5	4.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	27.1%
18 to 24	2.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	8.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	17.0%	16.0%
55 to 64	17.9%	9.8%
65 to 74	19.6%	11.5%
75 and over	4.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kempton	Sharpsville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kempton	Sharpsville
No high school diploma	18.3%	3.5%
High school graduate	52.7%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kempton	Sharpsville
Drove alone	70.4%	77.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	16.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	2.2%
Other means	8.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kempton	Sharpsville
1-unit, detached	96.2%	97.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Kempton	Sharpsville
Poverty rate	19.6%	6.8%
Average household size	2.26	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938