Sherman, MS Population

Overview

602

Total Population

39.7

Median age

60.47%

Female population %

65.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

78.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sherman is 39.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherman's population under 18 was 27.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherman's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherman, 23.09% were under the age of 15, 17.77% aged 15 to 29, 38.21% aged 30 to 64, 16.78% aged 65 to 84, and 4.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 126 more females than males in Sherman:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.47% females and 39.53% males in Sherman, MS.
The Sherman, MS gender ratio is 65.4:100 i.e. 65.4 men to 100 women (0.654).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 47.

Sherman's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherman population: 76.25% are White, 23.26% are Black or African American and 0.50% are multiracial.
Sherman's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 601 (99.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherman is White with a population of 459 (76.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 699 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sherman's population increased by 119 (22.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherman's population decreased by 45 (7.01%), 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's population was lowest in year 2000 at 523.