Sharpsville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,187

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.9

3.46% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.3%

17.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,439

2.14% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,300

Population & Diversity

Sharpsville, PA is home to a population of 4.19k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.34% of Sharpsville, PA residents were born outside of the country (140 people).

In 2024, there were 27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.72k people) in Sharpsville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 138 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 91 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Sharpsville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sharpsville, PA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sharpsville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.72k ± 202
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
138 ± 129
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
91 ± 128

3.61%

Hispanic Population

151 people

3.61% of the people in Sharpsville, PA are hispanic (151 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sharpsville, PA 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 Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

3.34%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

140 people

3.03%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

As of 2024, 3.34% of Sharpsville, PA residents (140 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 Sharpsville, PA was 3.03%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
40 ± 45
Gulf War (2001-)
30 ± 39
Vietnam
18 ± 26

Sharpsville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sharpsville, PA.

Economy

The economy of Sharpsville, PA employs 1.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sharpsville, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (418 people), Manufacturing (233 people), and Retail Trade (215 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,156), Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,208), and Public Administration ($61,765).

Employment

Occupations

1.78k

2024 Value

± 303

−8.3%

1 Year decline

± 25.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sharpsville, PA declined at a rate of −8.3%, from 1.94k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sharpsville, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (206 people), Production Occupations (167 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sharpsville, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.78k

2024 Value

± 303

−8.3%

1 Year decline

± 25.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sharpsville, PA declined at a rate of −8.3%, from 1.94k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sharpsville, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (418 people), Manufacturing (233 people), and Retail Trade (215 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sharpsville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sharpsville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,136

Median earning men ± $11,231

$39,609

Median earning women ± $5,438

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,458), Public Administration ($91,012), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,375), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,688), and Public Administration ($39,952).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sharpsville, PA was $121,300 in 2024, which is 0.365 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,200 to $121,300, a 3.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Sharpsville, PA is 60.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sharpsville, PA have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sharpsville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$121,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,283

$1,181

Median Property Taxes

±$230

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 Sharpsville, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

60.6%

Homeownership

2024

61.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.6% of the housing units in Sharpsville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sharpsville, PA 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.

$51,439

Median Household Income

± $5,545

1.95k

Number of Households

± 305

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.95k households in Sharpsville, PA grew to $51,439 from the previous year's value of $50,363.

The following chart displays the households in Sharpsville, PA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sharpsville, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Worked At Home (9.93%)
Carpooled (8.61%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Sharpsville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.93%) and those who carpooled to work (8.61%).

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

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sharpsville, PA have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.85% of the workforce in Sharpsville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sharpsville, PA (635 out of 4.16k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sharpsville, PA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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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