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Sharon town, Norfolk County, MA

18,526 Population
23.4 square miles 790.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$67,038 ±$6,060 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $53,889 ±$631
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$141,423 ±$9,461 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Norfolk County: $103,291 ±$1,306
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

1.5% ±0.7% (280  ±121) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.3% 43,145 (±0.3% / ±2,304)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

39.9 minutes ±1.8 (347,140  ±22,552) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 35 12,179,205 (±0.3 / ±144,108)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

6,344 ±162 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 265,300 ±962
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.9 ±0.1 (18,453  ±97) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.6 682,067 (±0 / ±850)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

3.7% ±1.9% (155  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 4.5% 7,437 (±0.4% / ±627)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

6,666 ±179 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 278,615 ±362
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$559,600 ±$19,869 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $470,800 ±$3,171
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

6.6% ±2% (1,220  ±370.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.5% 79,884 (±0.5% / ±3,226.8)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

97% ±5.1% (12,031  ±683.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 93.9% 461,563 (±0.9% / ±4,203.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
73% ±4.2% (9,054  ±563) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Norfolk County: 53.6% 263,397 (±0.6% / ±2,974.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 43.7% 2,089,065 (±0.2% / ±9,152.3)

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

23.6% ±2.3% (4,371  ±426) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Norfolk County: 18.4% 128,815 (±0.4% / ±2,560)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

4.3% ±1.1% (581  ±143) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 5.3% 29,136 (±0.2% / ±1,121)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
581 Total veterans ±143 529 Male ±130 52 Female ±54

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