Sharpes is home to 2,840 people in Florida. At a median age of 51.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 22.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 37 minutes. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,531, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 278%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sharpes
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$258,007 → $295,800(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
Population3,379 → 2,840(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate14.9% → 22.4%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.4%(59)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(54)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.8%(118)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 276 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sharpes, decade by decade
Sharpes population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,379
$52,067
$258,007
14.0%
10.6
2000
3,415
$50,445
$78,331
13.9%
22.3
2010
3,411
$47,328
$131,629
13.4%
23.8
2020
3,115
$63,564
$201,320
20.6%
40.2
2024
2,840
$69,531
$295,800
26.8%
32.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
