2022 population: 2,980 ( 172 from 2010 , 21 from 2020)
Land area: 565.9 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,805	94.13%	9.4%
Black:	22	0.74%	633.3%
Indian:	13	0.44%	550.0%
Asian:	21	0.70%	133.3%
2+ races:	29	0.97%	163.6%
Hispanic:	90	3.02%	190.3%

Total non-White:	175	5.87%	207.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	68	11.5
Deaths:	123	20.8
Net Migration:	77	13.0
Net Immigration:	1	0.2

Change in White population:	-290	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	118	3.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,152
3,095	98.19%
3	0.10%
2	0.06%
9	0.29%
11	0.35%
31	0.98%
57	1.81%

2000
3,318
3,253	98.04%
2	0.06%
4	0.12%
9	0.27%
16	0.48%
34	1.02%
65	1.96%

1990
3,718
3,692	99.30%
0	0.00%
4	0.11%
16	0.43%
n/a
6	0.16%
26	0.70%

1980
4,226
4,226	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1970
4,725
4,722	99.94%
1	0.02%
1	0.02%
1	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
308	9.3
391	11.8
-351	-10.6
6	0.2

-158	-4.8
-8	-0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
371	10.0
500	13.4
-168	-4.5
10	0.3

-439	-11.8
39	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
530	12.5
558	13.2
-463	-11.0
n/a

-534	-12.6
26	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-650	-13.8
n/a

-496	-10.5
-3	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
49.1
617	20.7%
2,363	79.3%
821	27.6%

1,303
2.23

813	62.4%
646	79.5%
72	8.9%
490	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
707	22.4%
2,445	77.6%
736	23.4%

1,392
2.22

903	64.9%
782	86.6%
47	5.2%
489	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
42.9
812	24.5%
2,506	75.5%
760	22.9%

1,389
2.35

941	67.7%
843	89.6%
31	3.3%
448	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
38.5
1,052	28.3%
2,666	71.7%
792	21.3%

1,427
2.56

1,010	70.8%
934	92.5%
27	2.7%
417	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.7
1,258	29.8%
2,968	70.2%
875	20.7%

1,532
2.71

1,155	75.4%
1,034	89.5%
31	2.7%
377	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Sherman County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	66	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	45	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	44	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	80	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	70	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	8.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	66	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	90	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	200	15.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	154	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	155	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	73	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	51	3.9%
$200,000 or more	22	1.7%

Median Household Income	60,194
Per Capita Income	31,023

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	65	5.0%
Public Assistance	36	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	103	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,237	78.8%
Unemployed	48	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,285	81.9%
Not in Labor Force	284	18.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	449	353	56.0%
Non-Profit	13	106	10.9%
Self-Employed	249	68	78.5%

Local Government	37	113	24.7%
State Government	41	21	66.1%
Federal Government	8	29	21.6%

Total Private + Self	698	421	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	99	269	26.9%
Total	797	690	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	270	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	261	17.5%
Professional, Technical	225	15.1%
Service Occupations	300	20.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	60	4.0%
All others	432	29.0%

White Collar		50.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	253	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	179	12.0%
Manufacturing	128	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	112	7.5%
Retail trade	111	7.5%
Construction	89	6.0%
Other services	89	6.0%
Educational services	81	5.4%
Wholesale trade	79	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	66	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	64	4.3%
Utilities	50	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49	3.3%
Public administration	47	3.2%
Finance and insurance	33	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	32	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	1.3%
Information	7	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	34	1.14%
Puerto Rican	9	0.30%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	13	0.44%
Argentinean	12	0.40%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	1	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	9	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,761	98.3%
Spanish	42	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.1%
Other Asian	1	0.0%
Other	1	0.0%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,110	37.4%
Polish	756	25.5%
English	289	9.7%
Irish	278	9.4%
Czech	236	7.9%
Swedish	91	3.1%
Dutch	63	2.1%
American	44	1.5%
Danish	33	1.1%
Italian	31	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	26	0.9%
French	25	0.8%
Scottish	25	0.8%
Norwegian	24	0.8%
Czechoslovakian	18	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,958	99.6%
Not a citizen	12	0.4%

Native	2,931	98.7%
Foreign-born	39	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
56	2.6%	141	6.5%	783	36.3%	771	35.7%	284	13.2%	123	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	56	2.6%
9-12 Years	141	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	783	36.3%
Some College	771	35.7%
Bach. Degree	284	13.2%
Grad Degree	123	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,710	1,659	51	3.0%	2.4%
1991	1,612	1,556	56	3.5%	2.7%
1992	1,629	1,581	48	2.9%	2.8%
1993	1,537	1,493	44	2.9%	2.8%
1994	1,602	1,550	52	3.2%	2.6%
1995	1,658	1,608	50	3.0%	2.6%
1996	1,618	1,570	48	3.0%	2.7%
1997	1,544	1,508	36	2.3%	2.4%
1998	1,488	1,449	39	2.6%	2.5%
1999	1,475	1,433	42	2.8%	2.7%

2000	1,772	1,722	50	2.8%	2.8%
2001	1,822	1,773	49	2.7%	3.1%
2002	1,872	1,816	56	3.0%	3.7%
2003	1,860	1,801	59	3.2%	3.9%
2004	1,902	1,836	66	3.5%	3.9%
2005	1,910	1,838	72	3.8%	3.8%
2006	1,880	1,829	51	2.7%	3.0%
2007	1,910	1,860	50	2.6%	2.9%
2008	1,932	1,880	52	2.7%	3.2%
2009	2,000	1,936	64	3.2%	4.7%

2010	1,727	1,656	71	4.1%	4.7%
2011	1,759	1,683	76	4.3%	4.4%
2012	1,747	1,683	64	3.7%	3.9%
2013	1,735	1,678	57	3.3%	3.7%
2014	1,728	1,671	57	3.3%	3.3%
2015	1,715	1,665	50	2.9%	3.0%
2016	1,726	1,671	55	3.2%	3.1%
2017	1,698	1,649	49	2.9%	2.9%
2018	1,699	1,654	45	2.6%	2.9%
2019	1,682	1,629	53	3.2%	3.0%

2020	1,667	1,614	53	3.2%	4.2%
2021	1,696	1,658	38	2.2%	2.7%
2022	1,670	1,632	38	2.3%	2.3%
2023	1,651	1,615	36	2.2%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,800
Median Value	$112,500

Occupied	1,303	72.4%
Vacant	497	27.6%

Owned	978	75.1%
Rented	325	24.9%
Median Rent	$808

Single-Family Units	1,447	80.4%
Detached	1,435	79.7%
Attached	12	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	47	2.6%
Mobile Homes	274	15.2%

Sherman County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Sherman County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sherman County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sherman County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sherman County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Sherman County, NE