Sherman, Connecticut Population

Overview

3,545

Total Population

58.2

Median age

47.19%

Female population %

111.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

224

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sherman town is 58.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherman town's population under 18 was 15.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherman town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherman town, 11.68% were under the age of 15, 11.06% aged 15 to 29, 51.48% aged 30 to 64, 21.50% aged 65 to 84, and 4.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 199 less females than males in Sherman town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.19% females and 52.81% males in Sherman, Connecticut.
The Sherman, Connecticut gender ratio is 111.9:100 i.e. 111.9 men to 100 women (1.119).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 384.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 288.

Sherman town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherman town population: 89.20% are White, 0.56% are Black or African American, 1.50% are Asian, 4.40% are some other race and 4.34% are multiracial.
Sherman town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 224 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,321 (93.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherman town is White with a population of 3,162 (89.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,141 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Sherman town's population decreased by 237 (6.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherman town's population decreased by 92 (2.55%), 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 2021, Sherman town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,515.