COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sherman vs Danbury
PLACE A
Sherman, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Danbury, Connecticut
Sherman is 99% smaller than Danbury. Danbury earns more, with a median household income $30,989 higher. Danbury has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -8%).
SHERMANDANBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population68089,033−99% vs Danbury
Population density3912,118−1,728
Population growth-7.7%7.0%−14.6 pts
Median age34.540.6−6.1
Male39.1%50.8%−11.7 pts
Female60.9%49.2%+11.7 pts
Foreign-born0.4%35.0%−34.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%40.1%+43.2 pts
Black12.3%11.3%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%32.2%−31.5 pts
Asian0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Other3.7%11.0%−7.3 pts
Median household income$52,404$83,393−$30,989
Per capita income$28,140$45,585−$17,445
Poverty rate22.8%11.7%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%34.0%−19.7 pts
Graduate degree4.4%14.5%−10.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%6.5%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation65.7%69.7%−3.9 pts
Median home value$158,900$411,200−$252,300
Median gross rent$982$1,846−$864
Owner-occupied58.1%53.8%+4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%5.4%+11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%48.7%−4.0 pts
Average commute23.529.9−6.4
Worked from home0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured9.4%14.8%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025