Sharon vs Walpole

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

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

Sharon has the higher population (6,022 vs 5,989 in Walpole). Sharon has the higher median household income ($183,239 vs $132,411 in Walpole). Sharon has the higher median home value ($614,300 vs $572,000 in Walpole).

Population, income & housing

	Sharon	Walpole
Population	6,022	5,989
Median age	40.0 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$183,239	$132,411
Median home value	$614,300	$572,000
Median gross rent	$2,469	$1,952
Housing units	2,117	2,695
Homeownership rate	87.4%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.4%	62.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sharon	Walpole
Population	5,914 → 6,022 (+1.8%)	6,197 → 5,989 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$144,333 → $183,239 (+27.0%)	$94,375 → $132,411 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$471,900 → $614,300 (+30.2%)	$418,000 → $572,000 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,442 → $2,469 (+71.2%)	$1,201 → $1,952 (+62.5%)

Sharon

Population

5,9146,022

Median household income

$144,333$183,239

Median home value

$471,900$614,300

Median gross rent

$1,442$2,469

Walpole

Population

6,1975,989

Median household income

$94,375$132,411

Median home value

$418,000$572,000

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sharon	Walpole
Under 5	6.7%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	17.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	6.0%
45 to 54	14.6%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	18.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.1%
75 and over	4.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sharon	Walpole
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	90.9%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.0%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sharon	Walpole
No high school diploma	0.4%	1.3%
High school graduate	6.3%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	9.9%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	46.7%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sharon	Walpole
Drove alone	54.2%	68.9%
Carpooled	1.7%	0.0%
Public transit	16.2%	5.1%
Walked	2.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	25.4%	23.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sharon	Walpole
1-unit, detached	84.9%	49.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	23.2%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	12.8%
20 or more units	3.7%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sharon	Walpole
Poverty rate	3.2%	5.9%
Average household size	2.97	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	1955	1970