Catawba vs Sharon

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

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

Catawba has the higher population (1,225 vs 515 in Sharon). Catawba has the higher median household income ($55,385 vs $44,125 in Sharon). Sharon has the higher median home value ($207,400 vs $198,100 in Catawba).

Population, income & housing

	Catawba	Sharon
Population	1,225	515
Median age	37.9 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,385	$44,125
Median home value	$198,100	$207,400
Median gross rent	$1,525	$933
Housing units	588	227
Homeownership rate	72.9%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catawba	Sharon
Population	1,108 → 1,225 (+10.6%)	495 → 515 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$45,563 → $55,385 (+21.6%)	$48,250 → $44,125 (-8.5%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $198,100 (+148.2%)	$87,100 → $207,400 (+138.1%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $1,525 (+76.7%)	$675 → $933 (+38.2%)

Catawba

Population

1,1081,225

Median household income

$45,563$55,385

Median home value

$79,800$198,100

Median gross rent

$863$1,525

Sharon

Population

495515

Median household income

$48,250$44,125

Median home value

$87,100$207,400

Median gross rent

$675$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catawba	Sharon
Under 5	3.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	24.6%	11.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	13.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.2%
55 to 64	22.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	2.3%	23.3%
75 and over	1.4%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catawba	Sharon
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	14.0%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catawba	Sharon
No high school diploma	13.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	31.9%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catawba	Sharon
Drove alone	86.3%	77.3%
Carpooled	8.0%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catawba	Sharon
1-unit, detached	45.6%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54.4%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Catawba	Sharon
Poverty rate	17.3%	18.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	38	37
Median year structure built	1994	2000