Sharpsburg, North Carolina demographics

Sharpsburg, NC demographics: median age 36.1; 8.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sharpsburg town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3761060. The survey estimates a population of 1,605 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sharpsburg is 36.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.8 years. There are 648 households (±137). 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	36.1 ±7.8	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,605
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	458 ±181	28.5% ±8.7 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	303 ±122	18.9% ±5.9 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	678 ±163	42.2% ±14.8 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	166 ±71	10.3% ±3.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,605
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	745 ±191	46.4% ±1.5 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	860 ±258	53.6% ±8.5 pp	51.1%	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: 1,605
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	613 ±264	38.2% ±13.3 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	929 ±328	57.9% ±14.2 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	42 ±66 · low precision	2.6% ±4.1 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	12 ±14 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	9 ±15 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,605
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,605 ±408	100.0% ±0.0 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	11.3%	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: 648
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	192 ±89	29.6% ±12.2 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	43 ±52 · low precision	6.6% ±7.9 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	170 ±79	26.2% ±10.9 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	149 ±64	23.0% ±8.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	94 ±75 · low precision	14.5% ±11.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 648
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	203 ±92	31.3% ±12.6 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	445 ±117	68.7% ±10.7 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 648
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	149 ±64	23.0% ±8.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	288 ±115	44.4% ±15.0 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	137 ±79 · low precision	21.1% ±11.4 pp · low precision	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	44 ±40 · low precision	6.8% ±6.1 pp · low precision	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	11 ±23 · low precision	1.7% ±3.5 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	6 ±17 · low precision	0.9% ±2.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	13 ±25 · low precision	2.0% ±3.9 pp · low precision	0.9%	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: 1,605
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	1,580 ±408	98.4% ±4.5 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	25 ±39 · low precision	1.6% ±2.4 pp · low precision	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,442
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	1,387 ±335	96.2% ±5.9 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	30 ±35 · low precision	2.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	25 ±39 · low precision	1.7% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 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: 957
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	190 ±101 · low precision	19.9% ±9.6 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	355 ±118	37.1% ±9.1 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	179 ±79	18.7% ±7.0 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	155 ±73	16.2% ±6.7 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	39 ±39 · low precision	4.1% ±4.0 pp · low precision	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	39 ±42 · low precision	4.1% ±4.3 pp · low precision	13.5%	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: 1,536
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	1,290 ±352	84.0% ±10.3 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	14 ±21 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	206 ±155 · low precision	13.4% ±9.5 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	26 ±30 · low precision	1.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	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

6.8% of Sharpsburg residents (±4.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 82.4% 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	Sharpsburg	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.8% ±4.2 pp · low precision	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.4% ±7.5 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±3.6 pp · low precision	7.4%	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 Sharpsburg . 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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