Sherman County is a county of 2,295 people in Texas. Density works out to 2 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $146,900, having roughly tripled since 2000. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 28% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 24%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sherman County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share19.0% → 46.6%(+27.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population2,858 → 2,295(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
White share80.5% → 52.1%(−28.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.8%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.4%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War23.2%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 56 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
2,858
$55,214
$86,882
13.2%
39.4
2000
3,186
$60,441
$91,629
20.4%
52.5
2010
3,034
$72,028
$116,237
19.1%
62.4
2020
2,782
$69,244
$113,810
18.5%
67.1
2024
2,295
$61,250
$146,900
30.2%
63.9
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.
