Sharpes

Population: 2,948
Median household income: $67,917
Median home value: $259,400

Sharpes is a community in Brevard County, Florida, home to 2,948 residents. At $67,917, its median household income sits below Brevard County's $75,817.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sharpes's population declined 8.5% from 3,221 to 2,948, while its median home value rose 208.8% from $84,000 to $259,400.

27.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,948
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,917
Median home value: $259,400
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 1,525
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2212,948

Median household income

$39,702$67,917

Median home value

$84,000$259,400

Median gross rent

$770$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,221	$39,702	$84,000	$770
2020	2,752	$52,444	$166,100	$803
2021	2,569	$46,037	$205,500	$758
2022	2,812	$64,777	$247,200	$798
2023	2,948	$67,917	$259,400	$845

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6420.8%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	2.6%
5 to 17	390	13.2%
18 to 24	172	5.8%
25 to 34	363	12.3%
35 to 44	399	13.5%
45 to 54	363	12.3%
55 to 64	613	20.8%
65 to 74	321	10.9%
75 and over	249	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,597	88.1%
Black or African American	94	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.6%
Asian	11	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	116	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	186	8.1%
High school graduate	743	32.2%
Some college or associate's	740	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	448	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	191	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	942	71.7%
Carpooled	214	16.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	124	9.4%
Other means	22	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	18.6%
15 to 29 min	341	28.7%
30 to 44 min	177	14.9%
45 to 59 min	196	16.5%
60+ min	254	21.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 25.1% (736 of 2,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	672	56.8%
Nonfamily households	512	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,184	77.6%
Vacant	341	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	837	70.7%
Renter-occupied	347	29.3%

1-unit, detached45.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other46.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	700	45.9%
1-unit, attached	29	1.9%
2 to 4 units	18	1.2%
5 to 19 units	60	3.9%
20 or more units	10	0.7%
Mobile home & other	708	46.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1265525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.4 sq mi
Water area: 3.45 sq mi
Center point: 28.4436, -80.7614