Schoharie County > Sharon (town)
Population trend for Sharon
03,0001990: 1,8921,89219902000: 1,8431,84320002010: 1,8461,84620102020: 1,6971,69720202023: 1,8681,8682023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Sharon is a town in Schoharie County.

2023 Median income for Schoharie County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
Schoharie County home price index
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Occupied housing units in Sharon
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Sharon
Married-couple families: 329 (67.0%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 52 (10.6%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 110 (22.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 192 (84.2%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 36 (15.8%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Sharon

Pct 5 and under 33% Pct 6 to 17 31% Pct 18 to 64 18% Pct 65 and over 6%

The overall poverty rate in Sharon is 19 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Sharon lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,680 (91.2%) Same county (different house): 56 (3%) Different NY county: 65 (3.5%) Different state: 42 (2.3%) 1,843 current residents Same house: 1,680 (91.2%) Same house Different NY county: 65 (3.5%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 56 (3%) Same county (different house) Different state: 42 (2.3%) Different state
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Sharon residents
46.3 42.8 39.7 37.9 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau