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Sharon, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $432,379 (it was $200,000 in 2000)
Sharon:

$432,379
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $269,574 - $566,473

Total population: 2,782 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,968 (26 farm, 2,942 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,617 (1,246 occupied: 960 owner occupied, 286 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

23%
State:

34%

Housing density: 28 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $399,480.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,169 (lower quartile is $856, upper quartile is $1,544)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $836


Median gross rent in Sharon, CT in 2022: $1,495

Housing units in Sharon with a mortgage: 391 (23 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 269

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Sharon, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 187,123
  • In family households: 156,490 (36,561 male householders, 14,969 female householders)
    41,185 spouses, 52,814 children (49,404 natural, 1,325 adopted, 2,085 stepchildren), 2,365 grandchildren, 1,073 brothers or sisters, 1,650 parents, foster children, 1,216 other relatives, 3,500 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 30,633 (11,692 male householders (9,019 living alone)), 13,418 female householders (11,384 living alone)), 5,523 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,804 (1,566 institutionalized population)

34,479 married couples with children.
7,472 single-parent households (1,895 men, 5,577 women).

94.0% of residents of Sharon speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 147 (4.1%)
(61.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.7
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sharon, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sharon, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 201 bedroom
  • 2172 bedrooms
  • 4103 bedrooms
  • 2094 bedrooms
  • 1045+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sharon, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sharon, Connecticut
  • 19no bedroom
  • 461 bedroom
  • 1512 bedrooms
  • 393 bedrooms
  • 174 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sharon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sharon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 8no vehicle
  • 2831 vehicle
  • 3982 vehicles
  • 2203 vehicles
  • 514 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sharon in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sharon in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5no vehicle
  • 1511 vehicle
  • 1052 vehicles
  • 43 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 115+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sharon, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sharon, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 73 rooms
  • 844 rooms
  • 1415 rooms
  • 2346 rooms
  • 1877 rooms
  • 1168 rooms
  • 1919+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sharon, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sharon, Connecticut
  • 121 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 403 rooms
  • 894 rooms
  • 685 rooms
  • 166 rooms
  • 127 rooms
  • 58 rooms
  • 259+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Sharon, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sharon, CT in 2022
  • 4,009Less than $10,000
  • 3,254$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,088$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,562$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5,313$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,437$50,000 to $59,999
  • 12,458$60,000 to $74,999
  • 17,998$75,000 to $99,999
  • 17,166$100,000 to $124,999
  • 13,837$125,000 to $149,999
  • 19,919$150,000 to $199,999
  • 36,628$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.7%
Number of people working at home: 326 (18.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 113
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 134
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 246
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 149
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 142
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 93
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 72
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 18
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 57
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 101
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 38
  • 90 or more minutes: 130

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,086 (73.1%)
  • Carpooled: 71 (4.8%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0.3%)
  • Subway or elevated: 16 (1.1%)
  • Railroad: 13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi: 19 (1.3%)
  • Walked: 84 (5.7%)
  • Worked at home: 192 (12.9%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sharon, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sharon, Connecticut
  • 31995 to March 2000
  • 131990 to 1994
  • 101985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 341970 to 1974
  • 51965 to 1969
  • 24Before 1965
Ancestries in Sharon, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 674 (18.9%)
  • English: 515 (14.4%)
  • German: 447 (12.5%)
  • Other: 333 (9.3%)
  • Italian: 315 (8.8%)
  • United States: 179 (5.0%)
  • Polish: 154 (4.3%)
  • Scottish: 138 (3.9%)
  • French: 133 (3.7%)
  • Swedish: 113 (3.2%)
  • Hungarian: 82 (2.3%)
  • Russian: 69 (1.9%)
  • French Canadian: 66 (1.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 66 (1.8%)
  • Danish: 50 (1.4%)
  • Czech: 47 (1.3%)
  • Dutch: 47 (1.3%)
  • Greek: 33 (0.9%)
  • Norwegian: 31 (0.9%)
  • Welsh: 29 (0.8%)
  • Slovak: 15 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 11 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 10 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 7 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 5 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom
Sharon:

24.7% (22)
Connecticut:

4.4% (16,395)

Colombia
Sharon:

14.6% (13)
Connecticut:

3.2% (12,009)

Germany
Sharon:

13.5% (12)
Connecticut:

3.1% (11,432)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Sharon:

10.1% (9)
Connecticut:

0.5% (1,693)

Other Eastern Europe
Sharon:

10.1% (9)
Connecticut:

2.1% (7,596)

France
Sharon:

9.0% (8)
Connecticut:

0.7% (2,742)

Peru
Sharon:

6.7% (6)
Connecticut:

2.1% (7,612)

Yugoslavia
Sharon:

5.6% (5)
Connecticut:

0.5% (1,894)

Mexico
Sharon:

5.6% (5)
Connecticut:

3.6% (13,282)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,475
  • Other state: 1,358
  • Northeast: 963
  • Midwest: 167
  • South: 142
  • West: 86

62% of Sharon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 22
  • 9th grade: 13
  • 10th grade: 6
  • 11th grade: 19
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 32
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 311
  • Less than 1 year of college: 61
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 163
  • Associate degree: 55
  • Bachelor's degree: 173
  • Master's degree: 96
  • Professional school degree: 71
  • Doctorate degree: 13
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 30
  • 9th grade: 34
  • 10th grade: 15
  • 11th grade: 40
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 5
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 257
  • Less than 1 year of college: 83
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 152
  • Associate degree: 105
  • Bachelor's degree: 227
  • Master's degree: 158
  • Professional school degree: 54
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Females
Sharon marital status for males
Sharon marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,449
  • One, attached: 35
  • Two: 56
  • 3 or 4: 22
  • 5 to 9: 28
  • 10 to 19: 27
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
Year householders moved into residence in Sharon
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sharon, CT
  • 75.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 10.3%Electricity
  • 8.6%Wood
  • 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sharon, CT
  • 70.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.8%Electricity
  • 7.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.6%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 124
Here:

37.3%
Connecticut:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45
Here:

25.3%
Connecticut:

11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
Here:

24.6%
Connecticut:

33.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability