Sharon vs Smyrna

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

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

Sharon has the higher population (515 vs 50 in Smyrna). Smyrna has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $207,400 in Sharon). Since 2019, Smyrna's population has grown faster (+85.2% vs +4.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Sharon	Smyrna
Population	515	50
Median age	41.6 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,125	—
Median home value	$207,400	$215,400
Median gross rent	$933	—
Housing units	227	28
Homeownership rate	85.4%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sharon	Smyrna
Population	495 → 515 (+4.0%)	27 → 50 (+85.2%)
Median household income	$48,250 → $44,125 (-8.5%)	$39,583 → $63,750 (+61.1%)
Median home value	$87,100 → $207,400 (+138.1%)	$90,000 → $215,400 (+139.3%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $933 (+38.2%)	—

Sharon

Population

495515

Median household income

$48,250$44,125

Median home value

$87,100$207,400

Median gross rent

$675$933

Smyrna

Population

2750

Median household income

$39,583$63,750

Median home value

$90,000$215,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sharon	Smyrna
Under 5	8.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	12.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	8.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	6.2%	4.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.0%
65 to 74	23.3%	46.0%
75 and over	3.5%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sharon	Smyrna
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	6.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sharon	Smyrna
No high school diploma	8.7%	20.0%
High school graduate	37.9%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	43.9%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sharon	Smyrna
Drove alone	77.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	17.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sharon	Smyrna
1-unit, detached	76.2%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Sharon	Smyrna
Poverty rate	18.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	37	34
Median year structure built	2000	1940