Sharon, Connecticut Population

Overview

2,679

Total Population

54.0

Median age

49.91%

Female population %

100.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

79.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

73

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sharon town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sharon town is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sharon town's population under 18 was 11.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sharon town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sharon town, 9.48% were under the age of 15, 12.39% aged 15 to 29, 43.37% aged 30 to 64, 32.59% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 less females than males in Sharon town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.91% females and 50.09% males in Sharon, Connecticut.
The Sharon, Connecticut gender ratio is 100.4:100 i.e. 100.4 men to 100 women (1.004).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 234.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 301.

Sharon town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sharon town population: 90.22% are White, 0.22% are Black or African American, 1.64% are Asian, 7.84% are some other race and 0.07% are multiracial.
Sharon town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,606 (97.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sharon town is White with a population of 2,417 (90.22% of the total population).

Sharon town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,043 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Sharon town's population decreased by 195 (6.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sharon town's population decreased by 112 (4.03%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2021, Sharon town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,669.