COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sherman County

Oregon · 1,918 residents · 824 sq mi

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Sherman County is a county of 1,918 people in Oregon. The typical home is worth $30,200. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. Median rent is $295 a month. Getting to work takes 27 minutes on average. Median household income is $25,030, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,918

−1%vs 2000

vs 1,934 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

824 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(153)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(150)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(150)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(111)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.2%(43)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(271)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(294)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(180)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.7%(243)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(211)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,030

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,142 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,242

−24%vs 2000

vs $17,448 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,200

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(1,782)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(94)

Asian0.4%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(1,886)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(27)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other1.4%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(57)

Spaniard1.2%(23)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(3)

Vietnamese0.1%(2)

Ancestry

German20.4%(395)

English18.7%(362)

Irish11.9%(230)

Dutch5.1%(99)

American4.9%(95)

Norwegian2.4%(47)

Swedish1.7%(33)

Scottish1.5%(30)

Austrian1.1%(21)

French1.1%(21)

Italian1%(19)

Polish0.7%(13)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.7%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(12)

French Canadian0.5%(9)

Subsaharan African0.5%(9)

Welsh0.4%(8)

British0.3%(6)

Finnish0.3%(6)

Swiss0.3%(6)

Czech0.1%(1)

Danish0.1%(1)

Hungarian0.1%(1)

Lithuanian0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.4 min

+72%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married26.6%(217)

Married57.8%(472)

Widowed4.4%(36)

Divorced11.3%(92)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(189)

Married49.2%(385)

Widowed7.9%(62)

Divorced18.8%(147)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−14.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.2%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

+13.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% 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)34%(64)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.1%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 188 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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