Sherman County, KS Population

Overview

5,965

Total Population

39.1

Median age

48.20%

Female population %

107.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

65.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

734

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sherman County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sherman County is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherman County's population under 18 was 24.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherman County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherman County, 19.72% were under the age of 15, 19.40% aged 15 to 29, 41.14% aged 30 to 64, 15.67% aged 65 to 84, and 4.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 215 less females than males in Sherman County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.20% females and 51.80% males in Sherman County, KS.
The Sherman County, KS gender ratio is 107.5:100 i.e. 107.5 men to 100 women (1.075).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 374.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 265.

Sherman County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherman County population: 87.86% are White, 1.48% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.05% are Asian, 7.04% are some other race and 3.50% are multiracial.
Sherman County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 734 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,231 (87.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherman County is White with a population of 5,241 (87.86% of the total population).

Sherman County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,729 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sherman County's population decreased by 711 (10.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherman County's population decreased by 123 (2.04%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sherman County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,830.