CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sharon

Pennsylvania · 17,493 residents · 3.77 sq mi

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Sharon is home to 17,493 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $26,000. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 29%. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,493

+7%vs 2000

vs 16,328 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,259)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,082)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,104)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,150)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,137)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(2,643)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(2,133)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,762)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,777)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.4%(2,002)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(1,115)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(329)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,711

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,945 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,578

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,913 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.8%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,000

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$293

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $403 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.9% in 2000

37.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.9%(14,028)

Black10.8%(1,764)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(144)

Asian0.2%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.8%(15,888)

Black8.6%(1,505)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(117)

Asian0.2%(28)

Other0.4%(72)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican2.3%(293)

Puerto Rican1.7%(221)

Mexican0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(36)

Ancestry

German15.8%(2,040)

Irish14.7%(1,908)

Italian12.3%(1,596)

American9.1%(1,172)

English5.9%(762)

Polish3.1%(402)

Scottish2.3%(297)

Slovak2.1%(270)

Hungarian1.3%(171)

Croatian1.2%(150)

Welsh1.2%(149)

Swiss0.8%(102)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.8%(98)

Cape Verdean0.8%(98)

Serbian0.7%(91)

Dutch0.7%(88)

Russian0.6%(82)

Czech0.6%(74)

French0.5%(68)

Romanian0.5%(65)

Norwegian0.5%(60)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(50)

Arab0.4%(48)

Ukrainian0.3%(40)

Canadian0.3%(39)

Greek0.2%(26)

Swedish0.2%(20)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Belgian0%(4)

British0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.6%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.2 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 12.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.7%(2,092)

Married43.2%(2,169)

Widowed1.2%(58)

Divorced14%(702)

Women 15+

Never married34.6%(1,958)

Married37.7%(2,132)

Widowed13.1%(739)

Divorced14.6%(827)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.7%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.3%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.5%(132)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(218)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.5%(239)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 713 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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