Sharon

Population: 13,019
Median household income: $44,595
Median home value: $79,100

Located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Sharon is a community with a population of 13,019. At $44,595, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $60,614.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sharon's population declined 1.6% from 13,227 to 13,019, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $65,400 to $79,100.

Owners occupy 52.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,019
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $44,595
Median home value: $79,100
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 7,018
Homeownership rate: 52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,22713,019

Median household income

$32,470$44,595

Median home value

$65,400$79,100

Median gross rent

$585$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,227	$32,470	$65,400	$585
2020	13,101	$31,777	$64,700	$575
2021	13,203	$35,814	$63,800	$626
2022	13,143	$40,089	$71,000	$684
2023	13,019	$44,595	$79,100	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	857	6.6%
5 to 17	1,952	15.0%
18 to 24	1,108	8.5%
25 to 34	1,736	13.3%
35 to 44	1,161	8.9%
45 to 54	2,032	15.6%
55 to 64	1,908	14.7%
65 to 74	1,478	11.4%
75 and over	787	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,853	75.7%
Black or African American	2,032	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	38	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	758	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	334	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	830	9.1%
High school graduate	3,916	43.0%
Some college or associate's	2,673	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,061	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	622	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,589	84.3%
Carpooled	298	5.5%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	165	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	235	4.3%
Other means	144	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,961	56.9%
15 to 29 min	1,512	29.0%
30 to 44 min	421	8.1%
45 to 59 min	80	1.5%
60+ min	234	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 21.3% (2,742 of 12,859)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,230	53.7%
Nonfamily households	2,785	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,015	85.7%
Vacant	1,003	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,146	52.3%
Renter-occupied	2,869	47.7%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,823	68.7%
1-unit, attached	263	3.7%
2 to 4 units	837	11.9%
5 to 19 units	430	6.1%
20 or more units	635	9.0%
Mobile home & other	30	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4269720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2340, -80.4998