2020 census As of the
2020 census, Sharon had a population of 13,147. The median age was 40.6 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.9 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 5,714 households in Sharon, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.2% were married-couple households, 23.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 6,793 housing units, of which 15.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 17.8%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 16,328 people, 6,791 households, and 4,189 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,388 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.44%
White, 10.85%
African American, 0.21%
Asian, 0.18%
Native American, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.23% from
other races, and 2.08% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population. From the Census Ancestry Question, Sharon has the following ethnic make-up: German 21%, Irish 14%, Italian 11%, Black or African American 11%, English 8%, Polish 5%, Slovak 5%, Welsh 3%, Scots-Irish 2%, Hungarian 2%, Dutch 2%, French (except Basque) 2%, Croatian 1%, Scottish 1%, Russian 1%, Swedish 1%, Arab 1%, Slavic 1%, American Indian tribes, specified 1%. Sharon's Jewish community is served by the
Reform Jewish Temple Beth Israel. There were 6,791 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were
married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97. In the city, the population was distributed with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,945, and the median income for a family was $34,581. Males had a median income of $30,072 versus $20,988 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,913. About 14.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==