CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sherman

Texas · 31,596 residents · 46.4 sq mi

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Sherman is a city of 31,596 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $48,800. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. Median household income is $24,763, under the $30,130 national median. There are 3,486 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,596

−10%vs 2000

vs 35,082 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

46.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202446K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,195)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,272)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(2,116)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(2,796)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(5,029)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(4,080)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(2,765)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(2,697)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(2,792)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(1,878)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(633)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,763

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,211 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,929

−31%vs 2000

vs $18,717 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,800

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$380

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $538 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.8%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.4% in 2000

42.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(25,485)

Black11.1%(3,884)

Hispanic / Latino12.1%(4,260)

Asian1%(364)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(26,204)

Black12.6%(3,990)

Hispanic / Latino4%(1,272)

Asian1.3%(412)

Other3.1%(990)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.7%(8,198)

Central American1.9%(900)

Salvadoran1.3%(615)

South American0.6%(301)

Honduran0.6%(271)

Venezuelan0.4%(172)

Puerto Rican0.3%(116)

Uruguayan0.1%(60)

Spaniard0.1%(58)

Peruvian0.1%(41)

Cuban0.1%(33)

Colombian0.1%(28)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Guatemalan0%(14)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(416)

Vietnamese0.3%(151)

Burmese0.3%(146)

Taiwanese0.3%(126)

Nepalese0.2%(72)

Bangladeshi0.1%(67)

Korean0.1%(60)

Chinese0.1%(43)

Pakistani0%(9)

Uzbek0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.2%(91)

Tongan0%(21)

Ancestry

German10.8%(5,031)

Irish10.4%(4,838)

English10.4%(4,837)

American3.4%(1,597)

Scottish2.6%(1,188)

Italian1.9%(869)

French1.8%(815)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(595)

Dutch1.2%(549)

Polish1.1%(523)

Subsaharan African0.9%(432)

Norwegian0.6%(294)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(218)

Czech0.3%(161)

Welsh0.3%(141)

Swedish0.3%(127)

Arab0.2%(97)

Greek0.2%(88)

Romanian0.1%(68)

Austrian0.1%(65)

Belgian0.1%(52)

Guyanese0.1%(45)

Portuguese0.1%(45)

Lebanese0.1%(40)

French Canadian0.1%(39)

Brazilian0.1%(35)

Swiss0%(20)

Danish0%(15)

Finnish0%(13)

Syrian0%(9)

Kenyan0%(7)

Canadian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married38.2%(6,877)

Married47.7%(8,587)

Widowed2.3%(422)

Divorced11.8%(2,126)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(5,420)

Married45.6%(8,727)

Widowed8.4%(1,609)

Divorced17.6%(3,368)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.4%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 27.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% 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)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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