Palmersville vs Sharon

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

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

Sharon has the higher population (1,105 vs 136 in Palmersville). Palmersville has the higher median household income ($44,097 vs $33,385 in Sharon). Palmersville has the higher median home value ($103,100 vs $95,900 in Sharon).

Population, income & housing

	Palmersville	Sharon
Population	136	1,105
Median age	31.4 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,097	$33,385
Median home value	$103,100	$95,900
Median gross rent	—	$618
Housing units	64	575
Homeownership rate	67.3%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmersville	Sharon
Population	107 → 136 (+27.1%)	1,067 → 1,105 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$39,766 → $44,097 (+10.9%)	$34,583 → $33,385 (-3.5%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $103,100 (+58.6%)	$72,500 → $95,900 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$537 → $618 (+15.1%)

Palmersville

Population

107136

Median household income

$39,766$44,097

Median home value

$65,000$103,100

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)

	Palmersville	Sharon
Under 5	22.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	4.4%	14.7%
75 and over	16.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmersville	Sharon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
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%	1.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmersville	Sharon
No high school diploma	15.8%	16.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmersville	Sharon
Drove alone	80.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	19.1%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmersville	Sharon
1-unit, detached	81.3%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Palmersville	Sharon
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1970	1967