Sharon

Population: 6,022
Median household income: $183,239
Median home value: $614,300

Sharon, a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has 6,022 residents. At $183,239, its median household income sits above Norfolk County's $126,497.

From 2019 to 2023, Sharon's population grew 1.8% from 5,914 to 6,022, while its median home value rose 30.2% from $471,900 to $614,300.

The typical home was built around 1955. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,022
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $183,239
Median home value: $614,300
Median gross rent: $2,469
Housing units: 2,117
Homeownership rate: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 83.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9146,022

Median household income

$144,333$183,239

Median home value

$471,900$614,300

Median gross rent

$1,442$2,469

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,914	$144,333	$471,900	$1,442
2020	6,217	$148,009	$483,600	$1,465
2021	6,132	$157,255	$500,000	$1,858
2022	5,983	$173,938	$584,000	$2,244
2023	6,022	$183,239	$614,300	$2,469

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	405	6.7%
5 to 17	1,311	21.8%
18 to 24	254	4.2%
25 to 34	559	9.3%
35 to 44	815	13.5%
45 to 54	879	14.6%
55 to 64	787	13.1%
65 to 74	720	12.0%
75 and over	292	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,357	72.4%
Black or African American	155	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	842	14.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	320	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	348	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.4%

High school graduate6.3%

Some college or associate's9.9%

Bachelor's degree36.6%

Graduate or professional degree46.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	0.4%
High school graduate	255	6.3%
Some college or associate's	401	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,484	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,894	46.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone54.2%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit16.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home25.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,717	54.2%
Carpooled	53	1.7%
Public transit	513	16.2%
Walked	65	2.1%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	803	25.4%
Other means	10	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	321	13.6%
15 to 29 min	571	24.2%
30 to 44 min	626	26.5%
45 to 59 min	343	14.5%
60+ min	502	21.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 3.2% (190 of 6,018)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,792	88.5%
Nonfamily households	232	11.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,024	95.6%
Vacant	93	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,769	87.4%
Renter-occupied	255	12.6%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,797	84.9%
1-unit, attached	49	2.3%
2 to 4 units	141	6.7%
5 to 19 units	52	2.5%
20 or more units	78	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2560820
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.1175, -71.1860