Sharon Center vs Spencer

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

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

Sharon Center has the higher population (1,237 vs 603 in Spencer). Sharon Center has the higher median household income ($106,691 vs $55,250 in Spencer). Sharon Center has the higher median home value ($330,000 vs $154,400 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Sharon Center	Spencer
Population	1,237	603
Median age	56.2 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$106,691	$55,250
Median home value	$330,000	$154,400
Median gross rent	—	$832
Housing units	538	259
Homeownership rate	81.2%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sharon Center	Spencer
Population	1,328 → 1,237 (-6.9%)	585 → 603 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$92,837 → $106,691 (+14.9%)	$46,635 → $55,250 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$244,600 → $330,000 (+34.9%)	$114,700 → $154,400 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $832 (+13.8%)

Sharon Center

Population

1,3281,237

Median household income

$92,837$106,691

Median home value

$244,600$330,000

Spencer

Population

585603

Median household income

$46,635$55,250

Median home value

$114,700$154,400

Median gross rent

$731$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sharon Center	Spencer
Under 5	3.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	3.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	3.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	17.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	27.0%	7.6%
75 and over	6.2%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sharon Center	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sharon Center	Spencer
No high school diploma	0.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	33.2%	56.4%
Some college or associate's	47.4%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sharon Center	Spencer
Drove alone	82.9%	83.0%
Carpooled	14.1%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sharon Center	Spencer
1-unit, detached	81.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sharon Center	Spencer
Poverty rate	0.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1971	1938