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Sharon town, Schoharie County, NY

1,656 Population
39.1 square miles 42.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Schoharie County: 45.8 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,375 ±$3,361 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Schoharie County: $38,809 ±$1,353
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,095 ±$10,971 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Schoharie County: $70,133 ±$3,990
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.2% ±5.7% (269  ±101) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Schoharie County: 11.7% † 3,368 (±1.7% / ±492)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.2 minutes ±3.8 (20,270  ±4,700) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Schoharie County: 30.6 357,815 (±1.1 / ±19,132)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

662 ±86 Number of households
  • Schoharie County: 12,861 ±253
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (1,656  ±229) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Schoharie County: 2.2 28,736 (±0 / ±38)
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9% ±5.2% (28  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Schoharie County: 5.1% † 312 (±1.9% / ±117)
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

880 ±90 Number of housing units
  • Schoharie County: 16,562 ±58
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$174,600 ±$25,305 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Schoharie County: $192,500 ±$8,532
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.1% ±3.1% (117  ±53.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Schoharie County: 10.8% † 3,219 (±1.5% / ±437.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.4% ±15.2% (966  ±107.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Schoharie County: 91.8% 19,926 (±3.4% / ±738.3)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.6% ±3.7% (266  ±52.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Schoharie County: 26.2% 5,684 (±1.9% / ±420.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about two-thirds 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

1.5% ±0.8% (24  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Schoharie County: 3.1% 931
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±1.9% (66  ±26) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Schoharie County: 7.4% † 1,837 (±0.8% / ±208)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
66 Total veterans ±26 61 Male ±24 5 Female ±6

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