Sherman County is a county of 2,967 people in Nebraska. The median age is 46.9, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. There are 5 people per square mile. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $152,000, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,578, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sherman County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$40,321 → $152,000(+277%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.3% → 92.6%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,718 → 2,967(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
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)6.8%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26%(46)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(65)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 177 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 County, decade by decade
Sherman County 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
3,718
$40,861
$40,321
11.4%
1.7
2000
3,318
$52,183
$81,974
10.8%
4.8
2010
3,152
$55,573
$76,532
15.7%
4.4
2020
2,959
$64,430
$110,296
21.6%
15.0
2024
2,967
$63,578
$152,000
20.5%
17.6
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.
