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Sharon Hill, PA
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Living in Sharon Hill



Sharon Hill is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,953 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sharon Hill is the 232nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Sharon Hill. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Sharon Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Sharon Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Sharon Hill is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sharon Hill, the average commute to work is 40.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small borough, Sharon Hill has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

In terms of college education, Sharon Hill is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.61% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sharon Hill in 2022 was $25,098, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,392 for a family of four. However, Sharon Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sharon Hill is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Sharon Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sharon Hill residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Sharon Hill include German, Sierra Leonean, Liberian, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Sharon Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Italian.


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