Sharon

Population: 1,567
Median household income: $63,250
Median home value: $187,500

Sharon, a community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, has 1,567 residents. At $63,250, its median household income sits below Walworth County's $77,359.

From 2019 to 2023, Sharon's population declined 2.6% from 1,609 to 1,567, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $143,700 to $187,500.

14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,567
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,250
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: $998
Housing units: 632
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6091,567

Median household income

$46,513$63,250

Median home value

$143,700$187,500

Median gross rent

$793$998

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,609	$46,513	$143,700	$793
2020	1,613	$50,125	$143,800	$828
2021	1,650	$57,083	$157,900	$863
2022	1,601	$60,000	$172,600	$939
2023	1,567	$63,250	$187,500	$998

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2415.4%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	6.1%
5 to 17	272	17.4%
18 to 24	242	15.4%
25 to 34	232	14.8%
35 to 44	152	9.7%
45 to 54	207	13.2%
55 to 64	213	13.6%
65 to 74	97	6.2%
75 and over	56	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,072	68.4%
Black or African American	9	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.9%
Two or more races	37	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	433	27.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167	17.5%
High school graduate	311	32.5%
Some college or associate's	338	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	106	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	703	85.2%
Carpooled	46	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	6.1%
Other means	18	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	137	17.7%
15 to 29 min	329	42.5%
30 to 44 min	156	20.1%
45 to 59 min	63	8.1%
60+ min	90	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 10.5% (163 of 1,556)

	Count	Share
Family households	360	62.4%
Nonfamily households	217	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	577	91.3%
Vacant	55	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	336	58.2%
Renter-occupied	241	41.8%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units20.7%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	433	68.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.5%
2 to 4 units	31	4.9%
5 to 19 units	18	2.8%
20 or more units	131	20.7%
Mobile home & other	16	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5572875
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4987, -88.7305