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Sharon, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sharon is $19,657, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sharon median household income is $29,213, which has grown by 8.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sharon residents spend 17.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1414

Sharon, PA	19,657 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharon, PA	21,139 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharon, PA	27,945 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharon, PA	18,726 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1656

Sharon, PA	29,213 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sharon, PA	43,509 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1193

Sharon, PA	8.42%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sharon, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.61%	$25,528, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.48%	$13,994, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.88%	$3,152, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.00%	$12,940, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sharon, PA	37,189 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sharon, PA	52,685 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sharon, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$31,134, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$17,813, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,971, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$75,482, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
Two or More Races	$21,507, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sharon, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$16,607, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$28,394, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,227, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$28,317, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sharon, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,985, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	4,750, 43.24%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,722, 57.31%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,722, 57.31%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,322, 85.30%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	400, 14.70%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,028, 42.69%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	6,235, 56.76%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,354, 53.79%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,354, 53.79%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,049, 90.91%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	305, 9.09%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,881, 46.21%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sharon, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,245, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,256, 81.14%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	597, 11.38%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	61, 1.16%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	167, 3.18%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	79, 1.51%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	85, 1.62%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sharon, PA	17.5 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sharon, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,371	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	2,322, 43.23%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	441, 18.99%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	625, 26.92%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	422, 18.17%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	146, 6.29%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	456, 19.64%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	3,049, 56.77%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	916, 30.04%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,041, 34.14%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	883, 28.96%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	209, 6.85%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sharon, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,371, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4, 0.07%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	152, 2.83%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	680, 12.66%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	61, 1.14%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	802, 14.93%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	162, 3.02%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	61, 1.14%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	314, 5.85%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	282, 5.25%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,759, 32.75%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	561, 10.44%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	113, 2.10%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	420, 7.82%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sharon, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,594	26.31%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	798	21.78%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.