Sharpsburg borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,189 ( 257 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 6602.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,742	85.98%	6.4%
Black:	181	5.68%	19.6%
Indian:	2	0.06%	60.0%
Asian:	48	1.51%	20.0%
2+ races:	115	3.61%	6.5%
Hispanic:	90	2.82%	21.7%

Total non-White:	447	14.02%	13.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-187	-6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-70	-2.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,446
2,929	85.00%
225	6.53%
5	0.15%
60	1.74%
108	3.13%
115	3.34%
517	15.00%

2000
3,594
3,234	89.98%
75	2.09%
0	0.00%
60	1.67%
88	2.45%
137	3.81%
360	10.02%

1990
3,781
3,574	94.53%
57	1.51%
6	0.16%
104	2.75%
n/a
40	1.06%
207	5.47%

1980
4,351
4,190	96.30%
97	2.23%
0	0.00%
6	0.14%
n/a
52	1.20%
161	3.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-305	-8.5
157	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-340	-9.0
153	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-616	-14.2
46	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Sharpsburg borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.3
647	20.3%
2,542	79.7%
506	15.9%

1,597
1.99

692	43.3%
370	53.5%
88	12.7%
905	56.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
715	20.7%
2,731	79.3%
578	16.8%

1,641
2.09

805	49.1%
396	49.2%
164	20.4%
836	50.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.4
727	20.2%
2,867	79.8%
813	22.6%

1,750
2.03

884	50.5%
545	61.7%
151	17.1%
866	49.5%

1990
Number	Percent
39.7
622	16.5%
3,159	83.5%
911	24.1%

1,771
2.13

1,022	57.7%
705	69.0%
109	10.7%
749	42.3%

1980
Number	Percent
36.7
845	19.4%
3,506	80.6%
752	17.3%

1,807
2.41

1,198	66.3%
897	74.9%
90	7.5%
609	33.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sharpsburg borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	59	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	162	10.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	178	11.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	70	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	66	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	50	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	63	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	162	10.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	71	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	156	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	105	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	153	9.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	130	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	87	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	1.1%
$200,000 or more	67	4.2%

Median Household Income	44,571
Per Capita Income	31,623

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	152	9.5%
Public Assistance	121	7.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	400	25.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,303	60.0%
Unemployed	161	7.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,464	67.4%
Not in Labor Force	707	32.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	462	382	54.7%
Non-Profit	133	211	38.7%
Self-Employed	0	23	0.0%

Local Government	13	18	41.9%
State Government	74	40	64.9%
Federal Government	0	33	0.0%

Total Private + Self	462	405	53.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	220	302	42.1%
Total	682	707	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	243	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	385	27.7%
Professional, Technical	321	23.1%
Service Occupations	251	18.1%
All others	189	13.6%

White Collar		68.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Other services	180	13.0%
Health care and social assistance	179	12.9%
Retail trade	145	10.4%
Finance and insurance	140	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	137	9.9%
Educational services	131	9.4%
Manufacturing	121	8.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	105	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	63	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	49	3.5%
Information	39	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	2.5%
Construction	25	1.8%
Wholesale trade	20	1.4%
Utilities	13	0.9%
Public administration	7	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	43	1.35%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.25%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	21	0.66%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	21	0.66%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	36	1.13%
Vietnamese	6	0.19%
Korean	6	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,933	94.7%
Spanish	53	1.7%
Other Asian	48	1.5%
Chinese	25	0.8%
Other Indo-European	15	0.5%
Vietnamese	12	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	895	28.1%
Italian	807	25.3%
Irish	656	20.6%
Polish	303	9.5%
English	125	3.9%
Scotch-Irish	81	2.5%
Turkish	74	2.3%
Scottish	68	2.1%
American	59	1.9%
French	49	1.5%
Ukrainian	40	1.3%
Slovak	38	1.2%
European	35	1.1%
Scandinavian	35	1.1%
Hungarian	29	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,127	98.1%
Not a citizen	62	1.9%

Native	3,116	97.7%
Foreign-born	73	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	1.7%	113	4.9%	831	35.8%	594	25.6%	450	19.4%	291	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	1.7%
9-12 Years	113	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	831	35.8%
Some College	594	25.6%
Bach. Degree	450	19.4%
Grad Degree	291	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +89	D +117	D + 3.4%
D +206
2020 vs. 2012	R +140	D +39	R + 3.0%
D +179
2020 vs. 2008	R +71	D +60	D + 0.7%
D +131

2016 vs. 2008	R -18	R +57	R + 2.6%
D -75
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Joe Biden (D)	1,010	61.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	613	37.1%	30	1.8%	1,653	-12	-10	0.02%
2016	53%	Hillary Clinton (D)	804	57.8%	Donald Trump (R)	524	37.7%	63	4.5%	1,391	-11	-8	0.02%
2012	49%	Barack Obama* (D)	831	62.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	473	35.7%	22	1.7%	1,326	-11	-12	0.02%
2008	52%	Barack Obama (D)	879	61.0%	John McCain (R)	542	37.6%	21	1.5%	1,442	-7	-8	0.02%
2004	56%	John Kerry (D)	1,026	65.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	528	33.7%	15	1.0%	1,569	-15	-17	0.03%
2000	51%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	980	66.9%	George W. Bush (R)	437	29.8%	48	3.3%	1,465	-17	-18	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sharpsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,010

61.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

613

37.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,653

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, Sharpsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

804

57.8%

Donald Trump (R)

524

37.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

1,391

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -8

2012 President, Sharpsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

831

62.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

473

35.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,326

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Sharpsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

879

61.0%

John McCain (R)

542

37.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,442

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Sharpsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

528

33.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,026

65.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,569

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -17

2000 President, Sharpsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

437

29.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

980

66.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,465

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sharpsburg borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	47%	John Fetterman (D)	812	66.7%	Mehmet Oz (R)	384	31.6%	21 [+]	1.7%	1,217	-15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 7 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 6 (0.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.3%);
2022	G	47%	Josh Shapiro (D)	862	71.1%	Doug Mastriano (R)	325	26.8%	26 [+]	2.1%	1,213	-15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Christina Digiulo (Green) 11 (0.9%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	S1	44%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	825	72.1%	Lou Barletta (R)	296	25.9%	23 [+]	2.0%	1,144	-17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 18 (1.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 5 (0.4%);
2018	G	44%	Tom Wolf* (D)	829	72.1%	Scott Wagner (R)	299	26.0%	21 [+]	1.8%	1,149	-15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 15 (1.3%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2016	S3	52%	Katie McGinty (D)	827	60.5%	Pat Toomey* (R)	450	32.9%	90 [+]	6.6%	1,367	-16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 90 (6.6%);
2014	G	25%	Tom Wolf (D)	465	69.5%	Tom Corbett* (R)	204	30.5%	0	0.0%	669	-15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,824
Median Value	$94,900

Occupied	1,597	87.6%
Vacant	227	12.4%

Owned	754	47.2%
Rented	843	52.8%
Median Rent	$910

Single-Family Units	1,035	56.7%
Detached	655	35.9%
Attached	380	20.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	476	26.1%
Mobile Homes	7	0.4%

Sharpsburg borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sharpsburg borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Sharpsburg borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sharpsburg borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sharpsburg borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sharpsburg borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sharpsburg borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sharpsburg borough, PA