Sharon, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,748
Male Share of the Population	48.6%
Female Share of the Population	51.4%
Senior Citizens	11.2%
Employed Population 16+	884
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	51.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.5%
Median Earnings25+	$30,476
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,700
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,121

Wealth

Median Family Income	$56,071
% Above Poverty Level	79.1%
% Below Poverty Level	20.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	0.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.1%
% Using Public Transportation	0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.9%
Median Gross Rent	$772
Median House Value	$137,400

Ancestry

German	31.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	30.9%
Irish	15.8%
Polish	8.6%
English	7.2%
Italian	6.3%
French Except Basque	3%
Swedish	2.7%
Norwegian	2.4%
Danishn	1.4%
Scottish	1%
Dutch	0.9%
Greek	0.8%
Hungarian	0.6%
Canadian	0.5%
Finnish	0.5%
Swiss	0.3%
Lebanese	0.2%
Arab	0.2%
Welsh	0.2%
US/American	0.2%
South African	0.1%
Croatian	0.1%
Lithuanian	0.1%
Czech	0.1%
Russian	0.1%
African	0.1%
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Sharon Almanac

Category	Value
County	Walworth County
Standard Zip Codes	53585
Phone Area Codes	262
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	42.5
Approximate Longitude	-88.73

Sharon Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BELOIT
Distance	15.5 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 27 F
Apr Temp	38 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	41 to 62 F
Annual Precip	35.2 inches

Station	MARENGO
Distance	18.7 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 59 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	36.4 inches

Station	AFTON
Distance	18.9 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 27 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	32.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Clinton	2,160	$70,625
Darien	1,795	$75,625
Delavan	8,338	$60,873
Elkhorn	9,907	$68,710
Walworth	2,822	$52,768
Williams Bay	2,592	$79,141

Sharon Public Libraries

Brigham Memorial Library
131 PLAIN ST.
Sharon, Wisconsin
(262) 736-4249

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Sharon Public Schools

Sharon Community
104 E School St
ZIP: 53585
(262) 736-4477
Primary
Total Enrollment 296

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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