Sharon vs Sun City

A side-by-side comparison of Sharon and Sun City: population, income, housing, and more.

Sharon and Sun City are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sharon has the higher population (129 vs 38 in Sun City). Sun City has the higher median household income ($54,219 vs $36,250 in Sharon). Sun City has the higher median home value ($120,000 vs $76,700 in Sharon).

Population, income & housing

	Sharon	Sun City
Population	129	38
Median age	43.8 yrs	68.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$54,219
Median home value	$76,700	$120,000
Housing units	78	42
Homeownership rate	100.0%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sharon	Sun City
Population	147 → 129 (-12.2%)	40 → 38 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $36,250 (-8.8%)	$43,438 → $54,219 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $76,700 (+37.9%)	$71,300 → $120,000 (+68.3%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $950 (+11.8%)	—

Sharon

Population

147129

Median household income

$39,750$36,250

Median home value

$55,600$76,700

Median gross rent

$850$950

Sun City

Population

4038

Median household income

$43,438$54,219

Median home value

$71,300$120,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sharon	Sun City
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	5.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	7.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	18.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	47.4%
75 and over	15.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sharon	Sun City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sharon	Sun City
No high school diploma	3.9%	8.3%
High school graduate	40.8%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sharon	Sun City
Drove alone	75.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	13.5%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sharon	Sun City
1-unit, detached	94.9%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	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	3.8%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Sharon	Sun City
Poverty rate	10.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.02	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1938	1956