Sherman is home to 46,397 people in Texas. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The population is up 32% since 2000. The median age is 35.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 78% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,859, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sherman
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.2% → 24.2%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$117,123 → $243,500(+108%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share4.0% → 21.2%(+17.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Sherman's population equals 32% of Grayson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 47% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 23% of the county's.
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)23.2%(498)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(481)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.4%(825)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(68)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,148 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
31,596
$59,433
$117,123
19.2%
41.1
2000
35,082
$62,321
$122,962
20.1%
55.5
2010
38,521
$59,686
$132,061
19.8%
67.9
2020
43,645
$61,362
$159,141
21.2%
77.3
2024
46,397
$58,859
$243,500
24.2%
71.2
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.
