Sharon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 16,328 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Sharon is the 65th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Sharon was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sharon is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sharon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sharon who work in sales jobs (12.33%), office and administrative support jobs (11.72%), and food service (9.80%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.35 minutes getting to work every day.

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

Sharon Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Sharon is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.78% of adults 25 and older in Sharon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sharon in 2000 was $15,913, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,652 for a family of four.

Sharon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sharon include German, Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Sharon is English.