Sharon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,408 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Sharon is the 104th largest community in Massachusetts.

Sharon is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sharon is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sharon who work in management occupations (16.71%), sales jobs (12.97%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.81%).

Also of interest is that Sharon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Sharon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Sharon is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Sharon's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Sharon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Sharon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Sharon Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Sharon is a pretty powerful place. 63.07% of the adults in Sharon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Sharon in 2000 was $41,323, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,292 for a family of four. However, Sharon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sharon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sharon is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sharon include Russian, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, German, and Eastern European.

The most common language spoken in Sharon is English. Some people also speak Russian.