Sharon Hill

Population: 5,978
Median household income: $68,529
Median home value: $163,200

Sharon Hill, a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has 5,978 residents. At $68,529, its median household income sits below Delaware County's $88,576.

From 2019 to 2023, Sharon Hill's population grew 5.2% from 5,684 to 5,978, while its median home value rose 36.7% from $119,400 to $163,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.1% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 71.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,978
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $68,529
Median home value: $163,200
Median gross rent: $1,302
Housing units: 2,134
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Unemployment rate: 13.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6845,978

Median household income

$57,206$68,529

Median home value

$119,400$163,200

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,302

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,684	$57,206	$119,400	$1,182
2020	5,680	$59,656	$115,300	$1,131
2021	5,952	$67,909	$121,600	$1,351
2022	5,976	$66,378	$138,000	$1,342
2023	5,978	$68,529	$163,200	$1,302

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1727.1%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	357	6.0%
5 to 17	1,618	27.1%
18 to 24	610	10.2%
25 to 34	703	11.8%
35 to 44	744	12.4%
45 to 54	672	11.2%
55 to 64	874	14.6%
65 to 74	260	4.3%
75 and over	140	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,093	18.3%
Black or African American	4,269	71.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	99	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	236	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	281	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree27.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	214	6.3%
High school graduate	990	29.2%
Some college or associate's	1,078	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	944	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	167	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone63.4%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit10.8%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,629	63.4%
Carpooled	134	5.2%
Public transit	277	10.8%
Walked	87	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	336	13.1%
Other means	108	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	224	10.0%
15 to 29 min	680	30.4%
30 to 44 min	667	29.8%
45 to 59 min	325	14.5%
60+ min	339	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 23.8% (1,407 of 5,910)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,410	72.0%
Nonfamily households	549	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,959	91.8%
Vacant	175	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,240	63.3%
Renter-occupied	719	36.7%

1-unit, detached13.8%

1-unit, attached65.7%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	294	13.8%
1-unit, attached	1,403	65.7%
2 to 4 units	175	8.2%
5 to 19 units	134	6.3%
20 or more units	124	5.8%
Mobile home & other	4	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4269752
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9074, -75.2678