Sharon, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

67.2

0.149% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.6%

38.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$37,188

8.46% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$58,600

Population & Diversity

Sharon, GA is home to a population of 56 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.57% of Sharon, GA residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33 people) in Sharon, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Sharon, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sharon, GA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sharon, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sharon, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
33 ± 16
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
19 ± 15
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2 ± 3

3.57%

Hispanic Population

2 people

3.57% of the people in Sharon, GA are hispanic (2 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sharon, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

3.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

As of 2024, 3.57% of Sharon, GA residents (2 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sharon, GA was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sharon, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sharon, GA was $58,600 in 2024, which is 0.176 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $73,300 to $58,600, a 20.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Sharon, GA is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sharon, GA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sharon, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$58,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,515

$26

Median Property Taxes

±$36

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sharon, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sharon, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.3%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.3% of the housing units in Sharon, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sharon, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$37,188

Median Household Income

± $6,762

Number of Households

± 35

In 2024, the median household income of the 37 households in Sharon, GA declined from $37,188 from the previous year's value of $40,625.

The following chart displays the households in Sharon, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sharon, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (89.5%)
Carpooled (10.5%)

In 2024, 89.5% of workers in Sharon, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sharon, GA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sharon, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sharon, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sharon, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sharon, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sharon, GA (11 out of 56 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sharon, GA is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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