Sharon city, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 13,143 ( 895 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population density: 3484.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,403	79.15%	6.9%
Black:	1,693	12.88%	14.8%
Indian:	9	0.07%	69.0%
Asian:	41	0.31%	46.8%
2+ races:	681	5.18%	44.3%
Hispanic:	316	2.40%	25.4%

Total non-White:	2,740	20.85%	4.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-777	-6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-118	-1.0

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
14,038
11,180	79.64%
1,988	14.16%
29	0.21%
77	0.55%
472	3.36%
252	1.80%
2,858	20.36%

2000
16,328
14,057	86.09%
1,709	10.47%
3	0.02%
42	0.26%
232	1.42%
266	1.63%
2,271	13.91%

1990
17,493
15,826	90.47%
1,505	8.60%
27	0.15%
18	0.10%
n/a
117	0.67%
1,667	9.53%

1980
19,057
17,780	93.30%
1,211	6.35%
19	0.10%
22	0.12%
n/a
41	0.22%
1,277	6.70%

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

-2,877	-17.6
587	3.6

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

-1,769	-10.1
604	3.5

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

-1,954	-10.3
390	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Sharon city, 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
43.8
2,537	19.3%
10,606	80.7%
2,541	19.3%

6,144
2.11

3,378	55.0%
2,005	59.4%
517	15.3%
2,766	45.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
3,386	24.1%
10,652	75.9%
2,251	16.0%

6,035
2.29

3,472	57.5%
2,012	57.9%
680	19.6%
2,563	42.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
3,983	24.4%
12,345	75.6%
2,999	18.4%

6,826
2.32

4,236	62.1%
2,852	67.3%
656	15.5%
2,590	37.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
4,136	23.6%
13,357	76.4%
3,446	19.7%

7,194
2.40

4,811	66.9%
3,677	76.4%
541	11.2%
2,383	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.8
4,849	25.4%
14,208	74.6%
2,995	15.7%

7,329
2.58

5,184	70.7%
4,253	82.0%
385	7.4%
2,145	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Sharon city, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	454	7.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	672	10.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	426	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	448	7.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	446	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	340	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	279	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	330	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	207	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	446	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	659	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	495	8.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	443	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	249	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	154	2.5%
$200,000 or more	96	1.6%

Median Household Income	40,089
Per Capita Income	25,268

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	943	15.3%
Public Assistance	489	8.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,915	31.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,171	63.2%
Unemployed	434	5.3%
In Armed Forces	30	0.4%

Total Labor Force	5,635	68.9%
Not in Labor Force	2,541	31.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,037	2,155	48.6%
Non-Profit	257	396	39.4%
Self-Employed	274	87	75.9%

Local Government	136	121	52.9%
State Government	7	99	6.6%
Federal Government	34	10	77.3%

Total Private + Self	2,311	2,242	50.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	434	626	40.9%
Total	2,745	2,868	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	7.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	487	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,023	18.2%
Professional, Technical	1,236	22.0%
Service Occupations	1,717	30.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	58	1.0%
All others	1,157	20.6%

White Collar		48.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,494	26.6%
Manufacturing	809	14.4%
Retail trade	737	13.1%
Accommodation and food services	581	10.3%
Educational services	239	4.3%
Wholesale trade	231	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	210	3.7%
Construction	210	3.7%
Finance and insurance	205	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	202	3.6%
Other services	173	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	162	2.9%
Public administration	159	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	73	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	58	1.0%
Information	47	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	13	0.2%
Utilities	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	0.10%
Puerto Rican	173	1.32%
Cuban	14	0.11%
Dominican	103	0.78%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	13	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	30	0.23%
Hmong	11	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,023	97.7%
Spanish	120	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	92	0.7%
Other Indo-European	34	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.1%
Other Asian	11	0.1%
Other	7	0.1%
German, other Germanic	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,512	19.1%
Irish	2,275	17.3%
Italian	1,425	10.8%
American	1,247	9.5%
English	602	4.6%
Polish	440	3.3%
Slovak	373	2.8%
Hungarian	369	2.8%
Scottish	237	1.8%
Dutch	220	1.7%
Welsh	179	1.4%
French	176	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	158	1.2%
Serbian	128	1.0%
Croatian	115	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,118	99.8%
Not a citizen	25	0.2%

Native	12,779	97.2%
Foreign-born	364	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
178	1.9%	839	8.8%	3,950	41.5%	2,595	27.3%	1,278	13.4%	680	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	178	1.9%
9-12 Years	839	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,950	41.5%
Some College	2,595	27.3%
Bach. Degree	1,278	13.4%
Grad Degree	680	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +319	R +106	R + 3.6%
D +213
2020 vs. 2012	R +810	R +1,427	R + 27.3%
D -617
2020 vs. 2008	R +611	R +1,480	R + 25.0%
D -869

2016 vs. 2008	R +292	R +1,374	R + 21.4%
D -1,082
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Joe Biden (D)	3,141	56.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,385	42.5%	80	1.4%	5,606	-6	-4	0.08%
2016	49%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,928	55.8%	Donald Trump (R)	2,066	39.4%	254	4.8%	5,248	-9	-7	0.09%
2012	51%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,758	69.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,575	29.0%	95	1.8%	5,428	-18	-18	0.09%
2008	54%	Barack Obama (D)	4,010	67.3%	John McCain (R)	1,774	29.8%	170	2.9%	5,954	-14	-16	0.10%
2004	52%	John Kerry (D)	4,109	67.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,952	32.2%	0	0.0%	6,061	-16	-18	0.11%
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,879	65.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,802	30.5%	225	3.8%	5,906	-16	-17	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sharon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,141

56.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,385

42.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,606

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Sharon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,928

55.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,066

39.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

125

2.4%

Other

129

2.5%

TOTAL

5,248

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -7

2012 President, Sharon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,758

69.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,575

29.0%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

5,428

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

2008 President, Sharon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,010

67.3%

John McCain (R)

1,774

29.8%

Other

170

2.9%

TOTAL

5,954

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -16

2004 President, Sharon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,952

32.2%

John Kerry (D)

4,109

67.8%

TOTAL

6,061

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -18

2000 President, Sharon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,802

30.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,879

65.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

125

2.1%

Other

100

1.7%

TOTAL

5,906

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sharon city, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	36%	John Fetterman (D)	2,195	56.8%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,554	40.2%	118 [+]	3.1%	3,867	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 48 (1.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 39 (1.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 26 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2022	G	36%	Josh Shapiro (D)	2,306	59.8%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,473	38.2%	74 [+]	1.9%	3,853	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 29 (0.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 27 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 15 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	36%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	2,516	65.6%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,252	32.6%	67 [+]	1.7%	3,835	-10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 41 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 26 (0.7%);
2018	G	36%	Tom Wolf* (D)	2,531	65.9%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,251	32.6%	60 [+]	1.6%	3,842	-8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 37 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 23 (0.6%);
2016	S3	48%	Katie McGinty (D)	2,972	58.0%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,954	38.1%	199 [+]	3.9%	5,125	-11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 199 (3.9%);
2014	G	26%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,879	69.3%	Tom Corbett* (R)	834	30.7%	0	0.0%	2,713	-14	0.08%
[-] 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	7,180
Median Value	$71,000

Occupied	6,144	85.6%
Vacant	1,036	14.4%

Owned	3,333	54.2%
Rented	2,811	45.8%
Median Rent	$684

Single-Family Units	5,132	71.5%
Detached	4,943	68.8%
Attached	189	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,113	15.5%
Mobile Homes	19	0.3%

Sharon city, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sharon city, PA

2022 Housing Data for Sharon city, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sharon city, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sharon city, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sharon city, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sharon city, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sharon city, PA