Sherman County, TX Population

Overview

2,357

Total Population

41.2

Median age

52.52%

Female population %

90.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

50.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,066

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 41.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherman County's population under 18 was 20.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherman County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherman County, 17.18% were under the age of 15, 17.35% aged 15 to 29, 49.00% aged 30 to 64, 14.64% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 more females than males in Sherman County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.52% females and 47.48% males in Sherman County, TX.
The Sherman County, TX gender ratio is 90.4:100 i.e. 90.4 men to 100 women (0.904).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 118.

Sherman County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherman County population: 79.13% are White, 0.08% are Black or African American, 2.33% are Asian, 9.38% are some other race and 9.08% are multiracial.
Sherman County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,066 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,291 (54.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherman County is White with a population of 1,865 (79.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,157 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sherman County's population decreased by 132 (4.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherman County's population decreased by 238 (7.87%), 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 2020 at 2,787.