Martin vs Sharon

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

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

Martin has the higher population (10,864 vs 1,105 in Sharon). Martin has the higher median household income ($41,510 vs $33,385 in Sharon). Martin has the higher median home value ($177,700 vs $95,900 in Sharon).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	Sharon
Population	10,864	1,105
Median age	25.1 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,510	$33,385
Median home value	$177,700	$95,900
Median gross rent	$808	$618
Housing units	4,667	575
Homeownership rate	43.3%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	Sharon
Population	10,635 → 10,864 (+2.2%)	1,067 → 1,105 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$32,364 → $41,510 (+28.3%)	$34,583 → $33,385 (-3.5%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $177,700 (+38.2%)	$72,500 → $95,900 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $808 (+21.5%)	$537 → $618 (+15.1%)

Martin

Population

10,63510,864

Median household income

$32,364$41,510

Median home value

$128,600$177,700

Median gross rent

$665$808

Sharon

Population

1,0671,105

Median household income

$34,583$33,385

Median home value

$72,500$95,900

Median gross rent

$537$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	Sharon
Under 5	4.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	33.8%	12.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	9.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	6.4%	14.7%
75 and over	4.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	Sharon
White (non-Hispanic)	73.0%	86.4%
Black or African American	17.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	Sharon
No high school diploma	7.8%	16.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	Sharon
Drove alone	74.8%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.4%
Other means	3.0%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	Sharon
1-unit, detached	53.9%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	27.9%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Martin	Sharon
Poverty rate	27.9%	13.2%
Average household size	2.17	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1980	1967