Sherman is a city of 545 people in Mississippi. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $158,900. The median age is 34.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. 76% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,404, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sherman
What changed most since 1990
White share76.0% → 83.3%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants67.9% → 58.1%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate15.6% → 22.8%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)25%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)93.8%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era6.3%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16 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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Over time
Sherman, decade by decade
Sherman population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
487
$50,668
$91,203
4.1%
48.2
2000
548
$39,470
$114,582
11.5%
35.6
2010
650
$32,625
$116,237
0.9%
47.5
2020
600
$38,331
$135,748
12.0%
60.4
2024
545
$52,404
$158,900
14.2%
36.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
