COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atlantic vs Sharon
PLACE A
Atlantic, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Atlantic is 96% smaller than Sharon. Atlantic earns more, with a median household income $5,401 higher. Sharon has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -14%).
ATLANTICSHARONDIFFERENCE
Total population52212,648−96% vs Sharon
Population density5673,353−2,786
Population growth-13.8%-6.3%−7.5 pts
Median age35.643.0−7.4
Male51.9%49.1%+2.8 pts
Female48.1%50.9%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.3%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%71.5%+22.6 pts
Black0.0%17.7%−17.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%4.1%+1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.4%6.5%−6.1 pts
Median household income$51,071$45,670+$5,401
Per capita income$24,513$26,858−$2,345
Poverty rate18.2%20.0%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.440−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%18.4%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree1.1%6.2%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%9.4%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation46.2%55.8%−9.6 pts
Median home value$154,300$78,800+$75,500
Median gross rent$1,032$827+$205
Owner-occupied90.8%53.0%+37.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.3%12.1%+34.2 pts
Rent-burdened households5.0%42.3%−37.3 pts
Average commute33.718.4+15.3
Worked from home5.2%5.7%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.2%7.7%+0.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024