Sharpsburg, MD Population

Overview

671

Total Population

50.2

Median age

40.83%

Female population %

144.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

46.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

27

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sharpsburg is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sharpsburg's population under 18 was 10.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sharpsburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sharpsburg, 8.79% were under the age of 15, 11.62% aged 15 to 29, 56.63% aged 30 to 64, 22.35% aged 65 to 84, and 0.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 123 less females than males in Sharpsburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.83% females and 59.17% males in Sharpsburg, MD.
The Sharpsburg, MD gender ratio is 144.9:100 i.e. 144.9 men to 100 women (1.449).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 43.

Sharpsburg's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sharpsburg population: 90.76% are White, 1.19% are Asian, 2.68% are some other race and 5.37% are multiracial.
Sharpsburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 27 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 644 (95.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sharpsburg is White with a population of 609 (90.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 698 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sharpsburg's population decreased by 36 (5.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sharpsburg's population decreased by 99 (14.95%), 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 2022, Sharpsburg's population was lowest in year 2020 at 563.