CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sherwood Manor

Connecticut · 6,357 residents · 3.77 sq mi

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Sherwood Manor is a city of 6,357 people in Connecticut. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. The median household earns $51,151, about 70% above the national median. Median rent is $754 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.2% of locals. Median home value sits at $147,300.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,357

+12%vs 2000

vs 5,689 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.6

−14%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(403)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(299)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(517)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(431)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(495)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(1,077)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(850)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.2%(968)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.6%(802)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(382)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(94)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,151

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,641 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,384

−26%vs 2000

vs $24,839 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$147,300

+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $128,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$754

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $874 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

9.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(5,422)

Black1%(59)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(104)

Asian1.1%(60)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(6,236)

Black1.5%(96)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(42)

Asian0.4%(25)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican8.3%(471)

Mexican3.5%(197)

Dominican0.7%(41)

South American0.7%(39)

Argentine0.2%(14)

Peruvian0.2%(13)

Ecuadorian0.2%(11)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(33)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Chinese0.1%(4)

Korean0%(2)

Ancestry

Irish16.8%(957)

Italian14.3%(818)

Polish12.8%(732)

French11.1%(634)

English8.7%(499)

German8.2%(467)

French Canadian4.1%(232)

American3.3%(187)

Guyanese2.8%(157)

Scottish1.8%(104)

Ukrainian1.6%(92)

Portuguese1.6%(89)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1%(59)

Norwegian0.9%(54)

Welsh0.8%(45)

Swedish0.8%(44)

Lithuanian0.7%(42)

Canadian0.7%(39)

Finnish0.6%(37)

Romanian0.6%(33)

Danish0.5%(27)

West Indian0.5%(26)

Jamaican0.5%(26)

Greek0.4%(25)

British0.4%(23)

Austrian0.4%(22)

Brazilian0.3%(16)

Czech0.3%(15)

Turkish0.2%(14)

Arab0.2%(11)

Lebanese0.2%(11)

Hungarian0.2%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(9)

Dutch0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population · Largest French population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.9%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.0%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 14.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43%(996)

Married45.4%(1,053)

Widowed2.2%(50)

Divorced9.4%(218)

Women 15+

Never married31.2%(827)

Married45.6%(1,209)

Widowed11.7%(309)

Divorced11.5%(305)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 5.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)9.4%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.5%(155)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 307 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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