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Moving to Sharptown, Maryland

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Population: 649. Estimated population in July 2024: 621 (-4.3% change)
Males: 304 (46.8%), Females: 345 (53.2%)

Wicomico County

Zip code: 21861

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $40,200
Median house value: $72,800

Population by Race

Races in Sharptown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
  • Black (3.7%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

Ancestries: English (16.9%), German (14.0%), United States (10.8%), Irish (8.8%), Italian (7.1%), French (6.2%).

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Sharptown, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sharptown

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sharptown town

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sharptown:

  • NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; SEAFORD, DE)
  • DEER’S HEAD CENTER (about 13 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
  • HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SALISBURY, MD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sharptown:

  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 21 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
  • DOVER AFB (about 44 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 78 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sharptown:

  • LAUREL (about 10 miles; LAUREL, DE; Abbreviation: N06)
  • BENNETT (about 13 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: 1N5)
  • CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Abbreviation: CGE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sharptown:

  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 24 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 25 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 61 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
  • ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 71 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)

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