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Sharpsburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania (Sharpsburg, PA — Census place “Sharpsburg borough”) is 3,146 residents, ranking #452 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $50,833, the median home is worth $118,800 and median gross rent runs $953 a month. Looking for the Sharpsburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Sharpsburg, PA: 15215.
- Population
- 3,146Sharpsburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $50,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $118,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $953Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.5%Owner-occupied households
Sharpsburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sharpsburg.
The Sharpsburg PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Sharpsburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sharpsburg borough median would spend about 22.5% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 44.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Sharpsburg borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Sharpsburg borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 3,146 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #452 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 38 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 Sharpsburg borough earn a median of $50,833 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Sharpsburg borough is valued at $118,800, 60.8% below the national figure and 39% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $953 a month, 32.2% below the national figure, or roughly $11,436 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, 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. 44.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Summit Hill borough 3,128
- Wolfdale CDP 3,150
- Valley Green CDP 3,121
- Pleasant Gap CDP 3,154
- Wyoming borough 3,111
- East Greenville borough 3,154
- Marienville CDP 3,105
- Lake Wynonah CDP 3,180
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Sharpsburg borough?
- Sharpsburg borough has 3,146 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #452 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Sharpsburg borough?
- Median household income in Sharpsburg borough is $50,833 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sharpsburg borough?
- Median gross rent is $953 a month and the median home value is $118,800, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
- Is Sharpsburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sharpsburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Sharpsburg borough 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.