Sharpsburg, NC

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Sharpsburg, North Carolina

Sharpsburg, North Carolina, in Nash county, is 5 miles SW of Rocky Mount, North Carolina (center to center) and 45 miles E of Raleigh, North Carolina. The town is included in the Rocky Mount metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 2,421 people lived in Sharpsburg.

The People and Families of Sharpsburg

In Sharpsburg, about 46% of adults are married. Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in the town without hitting a preschooler. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in Sharpsburg; the town has more single adults than most places of its size.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Sharpsburg had a median family income of $30,192.

Sharpsburg Housing

An estimated 59% of living spaces in Sharpsburg are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places.

Commuting

In Sharpsburg, 96% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Sharpsburg strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 8%

Comparative Profile of Sharpsburg, NC

Comparing Sharpsburg to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	5 miles SW of Rocky Mount, North Carolina (center to center)
Nearest Large City	45 miles E of Raleigh, North Carolina
County	Nash
Metro Area	Rocky Mount
P.O. Box Zip Codes	27878
Phone Area Codes	252
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	35.867
Longitude	-77.828

Station	ROCKY MOUNT 8 ESE
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 51 F
Apr Temp	46 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 90 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	46.5 inches

Station	WILSON 3 SW
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 51 F
Apr Temp	47 to 73 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 73 F
Annual Precip	47.1 inches

Station	TARBORO 1 S
Distance	16.6 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 50 F
Apr Temp	45 to 70 F
Jul Temp	69 to 88 F
Oct Temp	48 to 72 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,421	100%
Male	1,128	46.6%
Female	1,293	53.4%
Under 18	838	34.6%
18+	1,583	65.4%
65+	145	6%
Median Age	27.8
Average Family Size	3.19
White	955	39.4%
African-American	1,420	58.7%
Asian	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.2%
Other	13	0.5%
Mixed Race	24	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	47	1.9%
Median Family Income (1999)	$30,192
Population In Poverty	537	22.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,460
Growth	39
Growth %	1.6%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	65.2%
US/American	14.1%
English	5.7%
Irish	4.5%
German	3.9%
Italian	1.3%
African	0.9%
Welsh	0.7%
Arab/Arabic	0.6%
Scottish	0.5%
European	0.5%
Jamaican	0.5%
French (except Basque)	0.4%
Australian	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Sharpsburg	2,421	$30,192
Dortches	809	$52,250
Elm City	1,165	$39,861
Macclesfield	458	$36,806
Nashville	4,309	$44,180
Rocky Mount	55,893	$39,929
Wilson	44,405	$41,041

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