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Sharon, TN Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sharon is $18,693, which is lower than the state average of $24,811 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Sharon median household income is $29,194, which has grown by 5.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sharon residents spend 18.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower 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, #240

Sharon, TN	18,693 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sharon, TN	24,188 USD
Tennessee	27,334 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

Sharon, TN	25,268 USD
Tennessee	32,151 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

Sharon, TN	21,500 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #327

Sharon, TN	29,194 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sharon, TN	41,874 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #281

Sharon, TN	5.63%
Tennessee	22.72%
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

	Sharon, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.92%	$5,398, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.78%	$17,383, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.09%	$1,904, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.46%	$13,123, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	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

Sharon, TN	33,095 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sharon, TN	48,026 USD
Tennessee	73,630 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

	Sharon, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$28,875, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$29,545, see rank	$32,361	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sharon, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$7,083, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$29,306, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,000, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$27,917, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sharon, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	848, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	352, 41.51%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	240, 68.18%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	240, 68.18%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	198, 82.50%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	42, 17.50%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	112, 31.82%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	496, 58.49%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	188, 37.90%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	188, 37.90%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	167, 88.83%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 11.17%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	308, 62.10%, see rank	43.51%	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

	Sharon, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	361, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	331, 91.69%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11, 3.05%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	13, 3.60%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 1.66%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sharon, TN	18.5 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 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

	Sharon, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	365	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	198, 54.25%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	51, 25.76%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	40, 20.20%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32, 16.16%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	68, 34.34%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	167, 45.75%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	55, 32.93%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	48, 28.74%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	57, 34.13%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 4.19%, see rank	7.78%	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

	Sharon, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	365, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 0.82%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	19, 5.21%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	48, 13.15%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 4.38%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	38, 10.41%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26, 7.12%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	11, 3.01%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 2.19%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19, 5.21%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	119, 32.60%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	34, 9.32%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 3.84%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10, 2.74%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sharon, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	226	22.03%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	53	17.43%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

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