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New Sharon Maine Information: New Sharon, Maine is part of FRANKLIN County. Population for New Sharon from the last gathering is 1297. You can view New Sharon venues that host many New Sharon ME events every year. You can also research New Sharon Maine homes for sale by visiting our New Sharon Maine real estate guide. New Sharon Maine has a latitude of 44.6766 and a longitude of -69.9825. Zip codes in New Sharon, ME include 04955 ... more New Sharon zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in New Sharon, ME
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in New Sharon, ME was 1,297.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in New Sharon was 649, which represents 50 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in New Sharon, ME
There are an estimated 316 married men in the town. 60.8 percent of men over 15 years old in New Sharon are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in New Sharon is 648 which is 50 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in New Sharon, Maine
There are an estimated 295 married women in the community. 54.7 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in New Sharon, ME
The median age of people living in New Sharon, ME was 40.6 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in New Sharon was 63. There were 979 people above the age of 18, which represents 75.5 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 12.3 percent of the population (160) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in New Sharon, ME
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in New Sharon, ME was 1,294.

White Population in New Sharon, ME
The estimated White population in the New Sharon community is 1,283, which is 98.9 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in New Sharon, Maine
The estimated Black/African American population is 3, which is 0.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in New Sharon, ME
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in New Sharon, ME was 3.

Asian Population in New Sharon, Maine
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 4.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in New Sharon, ME
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in New Sharon was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1, while those of “two or more races” was 3 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the New Sharon community was 6, or 0.5 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in New Sharon, ME
The household population number in New Sharon was 1,297.

Group Quarters Population in New Sharon, ME
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in New Sharon, ME
The average household size in New Sharon is 2.5 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.99 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in New Sharon, ME
At the time of the last census survey, there were 598 total housing units in New Sharon.

The number of occupied housing units was 518, or 86.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 462 were owner-occupied (89.2), and 56 were renter-occupied (10.8, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 80 vacant homes in New Sharon at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in New Sharon, Maine
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 250, with a median value in dollars of 76,000.

Monthly Owner Costs in New Sharon, ME
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $714 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in New Sharon, average costs per month were $230 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 788 people in the community had a high school degree, or 88.9 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in New Sharon, Maine
192 people in New Sharon also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 21.7 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in New Sharon, ME
The number of Civilian Veterans in New Sharon was 184, or 18.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in New Sharon, ME
In 2000, there were 206 people in New Sharon, ME listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in New Sharon, ME
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 30 people in New Sharon who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 2.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in New Sharon, Maine
There were 702 in the labor force in New Sharon at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 68 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in New Sharon was 28.5 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in New Sharon, ME
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $33,083. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in New Sharon, ME
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $37,171. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in New Sharon, Maine
Per capita income in New Sharon in the last full census was 15,690. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in New Sharon numbered 45, or 12.3 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in New Sharon, ME
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 201, or 15.6 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.