Demographics of Sharon town, Massachusetts

Sharon town, Massachusetts had 18,798 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +252 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sharon town, in four figures

18,798
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,574 ±27.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +252 people.; 42.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $191,835 ±$18,502
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sharon town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sharon town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Sharon town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sharon town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,546	100.0	100.0
2021	18,492	99.7	100.2
2022	18,483	99.7	100.7
2023	18,535	99.9	101.6
2024	18,803	101.4	102.5
2025	18,798	101.4	103.1

Population of Sharon town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,546	—
2021	18,492	−54
2022	18,483	−9
2023	18,535	+52
2024	18,803	+268
2025	18,798	−5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±1.0: for men 42.4 ±1.9 and for women 42.6 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sharon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,095 ±251	5.9% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,962 ±463	21.3% ±2.5	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	815 ±201	4.4% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,242 ±480	22.8% ±2.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,188 ±545	27.9% ±2.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,272 ±445	17.6% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $191,835 ±$18,502, and income per person $80,670 ±$6,374, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sharon town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	329 ±123	5.1% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	128 to 512	2.0% to 8.0%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	317 ±128	5.0% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	506 ±247	7.9% ±3.8	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	903 ±204	14.1% ±3.1	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	905 ±209	14.2% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,113 ±270	48.7% ±3.6	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sharon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	710 ±337	3.8% ±1.8	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9 to 247	0.2% to 4.9%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	134 to 644	1.5% to 7.2%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	193 ±89	4.3% ±1.9	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sharon town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sharon town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	6,612 ±256	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±2.0	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 5.3%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.7% ±2.5	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.3% ±2.6	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$737,100 ±$33,095	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,310 ±$345	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±4	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sharon town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	610 ±301	3.3% ±1.6	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,183 ±601	65.6% ±3.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	384 to 1,176	2.1% to 6.3%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,769 ±493	20.3% ±2.7	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.2%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,207 ±392	6.5% ±2.1	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sharon town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	8,805 ±448	47.4% ±2.4	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,197 ±525	28.0% ±2.8	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	250 ±112	1.3% ±0.6	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,322 ±517	23.3% ±2.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,133 ±467	16.9% ±2.5	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,189 ±310	6.4% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sharon town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

109th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Sharon town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Norton town	19,240 ±23
Ashland town	18,873 ±26
Winthrop Town city	18,759 ±48
Newburyport city	18,652 ±47
Foxborough town	18,615 ±41
Sharon town	18,574 ±27
Pembroke town	18,382 ±25
Somerset CDP	18,298 ±45
Concord town	18,223 ±21
Southbridge Town city	17,928 ±32
South Hadley town	17,754 ±22

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026