Sharon, Pennsylvania demographics

Sharon, PA demographics: median age 43.0; 18.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sharon city, Pennsylvania · Incorporated city · GEOID 4269720. The survey estimates a population of 12,936 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sharon is 43.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.7 years. There are 6,155 households (±273). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 43.0 ±3.7 40.9 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,936
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Under 18 2,659 ±332 20.6% ±2.6 pp 20.4% 22.0%
18–34 2,845 ±406 22.0% ±3.1 pp 21.9% 22.8%
35–64 5,061 ±495 39.1% ±3.8 pp 38.1% 38.0%
65 and older 2,371 ±332 18.3% ±2.6 pp 19.5% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,936
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Male 6,357 ±304 49.1% ±2.3 pp 49.3% 49.5%
Female 6,579 ±300 50.9% ±2.3 pp 50.7% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,936
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
White alone 9,267 ±456 71.6% ±3.5 pp 74.5% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 2,413 ±368 18.7% ±2.8 pp 10.6% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 3 ±6 · low precision 0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.9%
Asian alone 36 ±35 · low precision 0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision 3.8% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±19 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 79 ±79 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 3.7% 7.1%
Two or more races 1,138 ±377 8.8% ±2.9 pp 7.1% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,936
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,402 ±209 95.9% ±1.6 pp 91.3% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 534 ±202 4.1% ±1.6 pp 8.7% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,155
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Married-couple family 1,932 ±208 31.4% ±3.1 pp 46.2% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 341 ±146 5.5% ±2.4 pp 4.7% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 827 ±218 13.4% ±3.5 pp 11.5% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 2,833 ±373 46.0% ±5.7 pp 30.9% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 222 ±92 3.6% ±1.5 pp 6.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,155
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,504 ±202 24.4% ±3.1 pp 27.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 4,651 ±345 75.6% ±4.5 pp 73.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,155
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 2,833 ±373 46.0% ±5.7 pp 30.9% 28.7%
Two-person households 1,494 ±252 24.3% ±4.0 pp 34.7% 33.8%
Three-person households 827 ±211 13.4% ±3.4 pp 14.9% 15.3%
Four-person households 483 ±180 7.8% ±2.9 pp 11.7% 12.6%
Five-person households 281 ±114 4.6% ±1.8 pp 5.0% 5.9%
Six-person households 115 ±90 · low precision 1.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.2%
Seven or more people 122 ±53 2.0% ±0.8 pp 1.1% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,936
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Native 12,504 ±160 96.7% ±1.2 pp 92.3% 85.9%
Foreign born 432 ±158 3.3% ±1.2 pp 7.7% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,112
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
English only 11,689 ±217 96.5% ±1.3 pp 87.6% 77.7%
Spanish 228 ±125 · low precision 1.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision 5.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 18 ±21 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±19 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 96 ±99 · low precision 0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.8% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 20 ±29 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±19 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±19 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.8% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±19 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±19 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±19 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.7% 1.1%
Arabic 54 ±74 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 7 ±11 · low precision 0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,104
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Less than high school graduate 845 ±206 9.3% ±2.2 pp 7.9% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 3,959 ±368 43.5% ±3.7 pp 32.9% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 1,642 ±326 18.0% ±3.5 pp 15.1% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 981 ±225 10.8% ±2.4 pp 8.9% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,116 ±231 12.3% ±2.5 pp 20.9% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 561 ±165 6.2% ±1.8 pp 14.3% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,781
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Pennsylvania U.S.
Same house 11,228 ±396 87.8% ±3.0 pp 89.3% 87.7%
Moved within same county 936 ±331 7.3% ±2.6 pp 5.6% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 236 ±111 1.8% ±0.9 pp 2.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 353 ±203 · low precision 2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision 1.9% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 28 ±33 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.7% of Sharon residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 85.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Sharon Pennsylvania U.S. Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 7.7% ±2.2 pp 5.6% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 85.2% ±3.0 pp 89.7% 91.0% Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 7.0% ±1.8 pp 6.1% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Sharon . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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