Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
19,05717,49317,184 17,040
Median Age: 36.4
square miles: 3.7
Urban: 100%
Form of Government:Third Class City
Mayor/Council
Contact: Mary Beth Fragle, City Clerk
Municipal Building
155 West Connelly Blvd.
Sharon, PA 16146
(724)983-3220
Police:
Median Household: $20,711
Median Family: $25,697
Families Below Poverty: 15.4%
Persons Below Poverty: 18.8%
Unemployment: 9.1%
Retail: 24.7%
Manufacturing: 24.7%
Educational Services: 6.8%
Health Services: 13.0%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 7,670
Single Family: 70.3%
Multi-Family: 27.3%
Mobile Home: 0.1%
Other: 2.3%
Renter Occupied: 34.6%
Seasonal: 0.1%
Vacant: 6.2%
Median House Value: $26,700
Median Year Built: 1942
Water Service
Public: 99.9%
Other: 0.1%
Sewer Service
Public: 99.8%
Other: 0.2%
Pre-Primary
Public: 207
Private: 111
Elementary\High School
Public: 2,460
Private: 255
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 73.6%
College Graduate: 7.5%
Graduate Degree: 4.4%