Sharon

Population: 129
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $76,700

Sharon, a community in Barber County, Kansas, has 129 residents. At $36,250, its median household income sits below Barber County's $57,615.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sharon's population declined 12.2% from 147 to 129, while its median home value rose 37.9% from $55,600 to $76,700.

Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 129
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $76,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 78
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

147129

Median household income

$39,750$36,250

Median home value

$55,600$76,700

Median gross rent

$850$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	147	$39,750	$55,600	$850
2020	131	$41,250	$55,500	—
2021	138	$41,875	$57,500	$950
2022	110	$43,750	$58,800	—
2023	129	$36,250	$76,700	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	3.9%
5 to 17	14	10.9%
18 to 24	7	5.4%
25 to 34	22	17.1%
35 to 44	17	13.2%
45 to 54	13	10.1%
55 to 64	20	15.5%
65 to 74	11	8.5%
75 and over	20	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119	92.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	5.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's46.6%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	3.9%
High school graduate	42	40.8%
Some college or associate's	48	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	9	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle4.1%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	56	75.7%
Carpooled	10	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	4.1%
Bicycle	3	4.1%
Worked from home	2	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	43.1%
15 to 29 min	24	33.3%
30 to 44 min	6	8.3%
45 to 59 min	6	8.3%
60+ min	5	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 10.1% (13 of 129)

	Count	Share
Family households	31	48.4%
Nonfamily households	33	51.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	64	82.1%
Vacant	14	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	64	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached94.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74	94.9%
1-unit, attached	1	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2064325
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2497, -98.4177