What percentage of people rent in Sharon, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sharon, PA, 2020–2024
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47.0% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Sharon, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,891 renting households against 3,264 that own their home.

In Sharon, the share of households that rent went from 50.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.0% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 2,891 (±304)
Median renter income: $25,723 (±$9,691)

Who rents and who owns in Sharon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sharon	Mercer County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.0% (±4.4 points)	27.6% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,891 (±304)	12,845 (±625)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,264 (±297)	33,679 (±697)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,723 (±$9,691)	$34,301 (±$3,562)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,674 (±$5,572)	$74,426 (±$2,020)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sharon, the renter share is higher than in Mercer County (27.6%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Mercer County, Sharon ranks 2 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 188 of 2,557.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Sharon has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	50.2% (±3.9 points)	47.0% (±4.4 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$585 (±$34)	$827 (±$140)	+41.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,470 (±$4,273)	$45,670 (±$5,603)	+40.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Sharon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sharon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sharon	—	47.0% (±4.4 points)	—
West Hill	1.4 mi	40.8% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Farrell	1.6 mi	37.7% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sharpsville	2.0 mi	39.4% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatland	2.6 mi	40.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Masury	2.6 mi	39.0% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brookfield Center	2.9 mi	11.0% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Hermitage	3.1 mi	29.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Brookfield Township (Trumbull County)	3.2 mi	24.8% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brookfield Center, OH (11.0%), Hermitage, PA (29.5%), Brookfield Township (Trumbull County), OH (24.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Mercer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mercer	49.0% (±6.6 points)
2	Sharon	47.0% (±4.4 points)
3	Grove City	43.2% (±6.3 points)
4	Jamestown	42.5% (±11.0 points)
5	Wheatland	40.9% (±11.5 points)
6	Sharpsville	39.4% (±8.9 points)
7	Farrell	37.7% (±9.3 points)
8	Sandy Lake	37.1% (±9.8 points)

Showing 8 of 48 places in Mercer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sharon

How many renters are there in Sharon?

Sharon has an estimated 2,891 (±304) renting households, 47.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sharon?

In Sharon, the share of households that rent went from 50.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sharon?

A renting household in Sharon has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sharon?

The median renting household in Sharon, PA has an income of $25,723 (±$9,691) a year, against $60,674 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Sharon city, Pennsylvania (place:69720, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.