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Sharptown, MD population, income and ZIP codes

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The population of the city of Sharptown, Maryland (Sharptown, MD — Census place “Sharptown town”) is 764 residents, ranking #357 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $85,357, the median home is worth $187,100 and median gross rent runs $1,118 a month. Looking for the Sharptown Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Sharptown, MD: 21861.

Population
764Sharptown town residents
Median household income
$85,357Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$187,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,118Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
83.6%Owner-occupied households

Sharptown ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sharptown.

The Sharptown MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Sharptown town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Sharptown town median would spend about 15.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 83.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Sharptown town, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Sharptown town is a very small community in Maryland, with 764 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #357 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 33% of them. The median age here is 35.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Sharptown town earn a median of $85,357 a year, 8.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Sharptown town is valued at $187,100, 38.3% below the national figure and 53% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,118 a month, 20.5% below the national figure, or roughly $13,416 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 83.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

With 764 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Sharptown town against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Sharptown town?
Sharptown town has 764 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #357 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Sharptown town?
Median household income in Sharptown town is $85,357 a year, 8.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sharptown town?
Median gross rent is $1,118 a month and the median home value is $187,100, so rent absorbs about 15.7% of median household income.
Is Sharptown town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sharptown town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Sharptown town data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.