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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sharon is $33,822, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Sharon median household income is $58,250. On average Sharon residents spend 17.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #84

Sharon, CT	33,822 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharon, CT	39,891 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharon, CT	48,750 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharon, CT	39,196 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #96

Sharon, CT	58,250 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sharon, CT	78,447 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Sharon, CT		-15.86%
Connecticut		29.60%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Sharon, CT median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Connecticut and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sharon, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	57.79%	$4,305, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.97%	$17,139, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.38%	$0, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.89%	$6,554, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sharon, CT	88,333 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sharon, CT	85,685 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sharon, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$58,250, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sharon, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,125, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$115,875, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$35,278, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sharon, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	568, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	250, 44.01%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	192, 76.80%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	192, 76.80%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	192, 100.00%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	58, 23.20%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	318, 55.99%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	162, 50.94%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	162, 50.94%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	147, 90.74%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 9.26%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	156, 49.06%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sharon, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	308, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	175, 56.82%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	25, 8.12%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	48, 15.58%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	60, 19.48%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sharon, CT	17.7 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sharon, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	339	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	192, 56.64%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69, 35.94%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	85, 44.27%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 4.69%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 3.65%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 11.46%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	147, 43.36%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	124, 84.35%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17, 11.56%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 4.08%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sharon, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	339, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 2.65%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	18, 5.31%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	20, 5.90%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	60, 17.70%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	83, 24.48%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39, 11.50%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	81, 23.89%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	10, 2.95%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 5.60%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sharon, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	36	6.03%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9	6.62%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.