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Sharptown, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Sharptown is a Census town of 874 people across 0.42 square miles of land, in Wicomico County. Median household income is $85,938, 85.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sharptown
What Sharptown is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.42 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,070 plus or minus 490
- County holding the largest share of its areaWicomico County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sharptown
How many people live in Sharptown
- Population874 plus or minus 207
- Median age36.0
- Population under 18217 plus or minus 62
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over165 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent
- Households349 plus or minus 71
- Family households226 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sharptown
Income and work in Sharptown
- Median household income$85,938
- Per capita income$38,371
- Civilian labor force484 plus or minus 125
- Employed466 plus or minus 120
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over582
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sharptown
- Housing units389
- Occupied units349 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units40 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate10.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied297 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied52 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate85.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,185
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.5 percent
- Single family units375
- Share single family96.4 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more3.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sharptown
How Sharptown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute427 plus or minus 118
- Commuting under 15 minutes34 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more185 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.3 percent
- Drove alone87.6 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sharptown
Flood risk in Sharptown
- NFIP communityTown of Sharptown
- NFIP community number240081
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/17/15
The Town of Sharptown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240081 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wicomico County, not Sharptown
Wicomico County context, not Sharptown figures
- Establishments in Wicomico County2,495
- Covered employment, Wicomico County46,139
- Average annual pay, Wicomico County$56,568
- Housing units permitted, Wicomico County279
Every figure in this section is published for Wicomico County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sharptown.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sharptown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sharptown, Maryland?
874, in 349 households. Sharptown town covers 0.42 square miles of land, which is 2,070 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sharptown in?
Wicomico County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sharptown?
$85,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,500. Median gross rent is $1,185 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sharptown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sharptown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sharptown, town of, community 240081, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sharptown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wicomico County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sharptown.
Is zoning published for Sharptown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.