Town of Sharon
Recent News About Town of Sharon
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York County residents have median age of 39 by 2020
York County residents have a median age of 39-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Going Somewhere: York County sees 1.7% rise in population from 2020 to 2021
York County had the seventh largest population in South Carolina in 2021.
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7.2% of households in Sharon received food stamps in 2020
Sharon ranked 286th in South Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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20 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Sharon
20 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sharon in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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York County exports down 20.8 percent since 2015
York County exports decreased 20.8 percent in the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA).
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Republicans in York see biggest gain in 2020 election after grants from Mark Zuckerberg given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 40% of the vote in York.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Sharon in 2020
Of the 590 people living in Sharon in 2020, 45.1 percent (266) were women and 54.9 percent (324) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC South Carolina Times.
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Census Bureau: 2% of people in York County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 265,872 citizens living in York County in 2019, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 75.6 percent of people in York County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 265,872 citizens living in York County in 2019, 201,077 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 2.6% of people in Sharon identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 495 citizens living in Sharon in 2019, 97.4 percent said they were only one race, while 2.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 78 percent of people in Sharon were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 495 citizens living in Sharon in 2019, 386 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in York County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in York County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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York County ranked 122nd among counties in highest exporting metros
York County ranked 122nd in trade with $1.1 billion in exports in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
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24.6 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sharon
24.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sharon in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Sharon in 2019
Of the 495 people living in Sharon in 2019, 52.1 percent (258) were women and 47.9 percent (237) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC South Carolina Times.
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Census Bureau: 3.2% of people in York County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 273,887 citizens living in York County in 2020, 96.8 percent said they were only one race, while 3.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 75.8 percent of people in York County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 273,887 citizens living in York County in 2020, 207,612 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 2.5% of people in Sharon identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 590 citizens living in Sharon in 2020, 97.5 percent said they were only one race, while 2.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 83.1 percent of people in Sharon were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 590 citizens living in Sharon in 2020, 490 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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26.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sharon
26.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sharon in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.