Schoharie vs Sharon Springs

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

Schoharie and Sharon Springs are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Schoharie has the higher population (1,078 vs 635 in Sharon Springs). Schoharie has the higher median household income ($53,008 vs $50,865 in Sharon Springs). Schoharie has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $117,000 in Sharon Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
Population	1,078	635
Median age	34.8 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,008	$50,865
Median home value	$187,500	$117,000
Median gross rent	$897	$1,165
Housing units	473	290
Homeownership rate	52.8%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
Population	879 → 1,078 (+22.6%)	563 → 635 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$54,545 → $53,008 (-2.8%)	$44,643 → $50,865 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$142,800 → $187,500 (+31.3%)	$98,300 → $117,000 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $897 (+13.8%)	$746 → $1,165 (+56.2%)

Schoharie

Population

8791,078

Median household income

$54,545$53,008

Median home value

$142,800$187,500

Median gross rent

$788$897

Sharon Springs

Population

563635

Median household income

$44,643$50,865

Median home value

$98,300$117,000

Median gross rent

$746$1,165

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
Under 5	7.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	24.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	20.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	4.3%	3.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.3%
75 and over	8.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	90.4%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	6.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
No high school diploma	11.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	27.3%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
Drove alone	85.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	3.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	12.3%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
1-unit, detached	66.2%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	13.7%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Schoharie	Sharon Springs
Poverty rate	11.7%	27.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1949	1938