Sharon

In Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 495
Median household income: $158,146
Median home value: $276,300

Sharon, a community in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, has 495 residents. At $158,146, its median household income sits above Northwest Hills Planning Region's $91,035.

From 2019 to 2023, Sharon's population declined 20.8% from 625 to 495, while its median home value fell 45.3% from $505,200 to $276,300.

The median gross rent is $3,501. 80.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 495
Median age: 68.6 yrs
Median household income: $158,146
Median home value: $276,300
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 450
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

625495

Median household income

$136,286$158,146

Median home value

$505,200$276,300

Median gross rent

$1,036$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	625	—	$505,200	$1,036
2020	635	$136,286	—	—
2021	484	$141,054	$236,700	—
2022	403	$153,431	$275,200	—
2023	495	$158,146	$276,300	$3,501

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 543.0%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7451.5%

75 and over18.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	33	6.7%
35 to 44	66	13.3%
45 to 54	15	3.0%
55 to 64	34	6.9%
65 to 74	255	51.5%
75 and over	92	18.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	382	77.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	10.3%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate3.0%

Some college or associate's6.5%

Bachelor's degree55.6%

Graduate or professional degree25.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	9.7%
High school graduate	15	3.0%
Some college or associate's	32	6.5%
Bachelor's degree	275	55.6%
Graduate or professional degree	125	25.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone28.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit17.3%

Walked36.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60	28.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	37	17.3%
Walked	79	36.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	17.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	54.0%
15 to 29 min	60	34.1%
30 to 44 min	21	11.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.23
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 465)

	Count	Share
Family households	39	10.3%
Nonfamily households	339	89.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	378	84.0%
Vacant	72	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	245	64.8%
Renter-occupied	133	35.2%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached40.0%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	223	49.6%
1-unit, attached	180	40.0%
2 to 4 units	24	5.3%
5 to 19 units	23	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0967890
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.8790, -73.4616