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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sharpsburg is $26,000, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sharpsburg median household income is $60,250, which has grown by 44.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sharpsburg residents spend 38.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher 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, #343

Sharpsburg, MD	26,000 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharpsburg, MD	33,333 USD
Maryland	40,501 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

Sharpsburg, MD	42,542 USD
Maryland	45,763 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

Sharpsburg, MD	24,879 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #301

Sharpsburg, MD	60,250 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sharpsburg, MD	67,523 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #132

Sharpsburg, MD	44.19%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Sharpsburg, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.48%	$6,285, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.86%	$14,050, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.32%	$0, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.56%	$23,265, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	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

Sharpsburg, MD	68,750 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sharpsburg, MD	73,307 USD
Maryland	112,955 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

	Sharpsburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$60,250, see rank	$82,638	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sharpsburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
25 to 44	$66,375, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,750, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$50,417, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sharpsburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	634, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	315, 49.68%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	244, 77.46%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	244, 77.46%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	226, 92.62%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 7.38%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	71, 22.54%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	319, 50.32%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	246, 77.12%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	246, 77.12%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	232, 94.31%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 5.69%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	73, 22.88%, see rank	35.17%	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

	Sharpsburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	454, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	334, 73.57%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	60, 13.22%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 1.10%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	24, 5.29%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	31, 6.83%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sharpsburg, MD	38.4 minutes
Maryland	32.8 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

	Sharpsburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	458	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	226, 49.34%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	52, 23.01%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	60, 26.55%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	38, 16.81%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 11.95%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41, 18.14%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	232, 50.66%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	57, 24.57%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	47, 20.26%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	126, 54.31%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 0.86%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.19%	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

	Sharpsburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	458, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	31, 6.77%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 5.90%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	88, 19.21%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19, 4.15%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	5, 1.09%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	38, 8.30%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14, 3.06%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	105, 22.93%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	52, 11.35%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	53, 11.57%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	26, 5.68%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sharpsburg, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	20	2.41%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

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