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New Sharon town, Franklin County, ME

1,550 Population
46.2 square miles 33.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.9 ±8.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Franklin County: 46.1 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,619 ±$4,654 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Franklin County: $34,978 ±$2,292
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,889 ±$20,510 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Franklin County: $58,675 ±$2,708
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.6% ±4.1% (149  ±67) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Franklin County: 12.2% † 3,548 (±1.7% / ±487)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.2 minutes ±2.5 (21,770  ±5,074) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Franklin County: 26.8 316,805 (±2 / ±29,447)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

604 ±87 Number of households
  • Franklin County: 12,675 ±305
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (1,548  ±230) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Franklin County: 2.3 29,163 (±0.1 / ±62)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.3% ±8.3% (25  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Franklin County: 4.1% † 267 (±1.7% / ±111)
  • nearly double the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

736 ±95 Number of housing units
  • Franklin County: 21,234 ±63
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$171,200 ±$21,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Franklin County: $194,700 ±$10,909
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.8% ±7.5% (150  ±116.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Franklin County: 11.5% † 3,469 (±1.7% / ±517.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.2% ±18.1% (1,048  ±134.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Franklin County: 94.1% 20,620 (±4.3% / ±935.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.9% ±5.9% (329  ±79.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Franklin County: 32% 7,012 (±2.5% / ±541.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.9% ±1.3% (29  ±21) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Franklin County: 2.7% 812
  • about half the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.1% ±2.1% (76  ±28) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Franklin County: 8.1% † 2,053 (±0.9% / ±233)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
76 Total veterans ±28 76 Male ±28 N/A Female ±11

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