The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Sharpes has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sharpes a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Sharpes is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Sharpes, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.74 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Sharpes does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Sharpes who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.69% of adults in Sharpes have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sharpes in 2022 was $32,179, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,716 for a family of four. However, Sharpes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sharpes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sharpes residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sharpes include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Sharpes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
