2022 population: 5,830 ( 180 from 2010 , 98 from 2020)
Land area: 1056.1 square miles
Population density: 5.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,811	82.52%	7.7%
Black:	51	0.87%	50.0%
Indian:	20	0.34%	42.9%
Asian:	45	0.77%	104.5%
2+ races:	127	2.18%	60.8%
Hispanic:	776	13.31%	19.9%

Total non-White:	1,019	17.48%	28.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	130	11.0
Deaths:	148	12.5
Net Migration:	-78	-6.6
Net Immigration:	-6	-0.5

Change in White population:	-403	-6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	223	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
6,010
5,214	86.76%
34	0.57%
14	0.23%
22	0.37%
79	1.31%
647	10.77%
796	13.24%

2000
6,760
6,085	90.01%
24	0.36%
20	0.30%
20	0.30%
39	0.58%
571	8.45%
675	9.99%

1990
6,926
6,512	94.02%
10	0.14%
12	0.17%
0	0.00%
n/a
392	5.66%
414	5.98%

1980
7,759
7,299	94.07%
5	0.06%
50	0.64%
0	0.00%
n/a
385	4.96%
460	5.93%

1970
7,792
7,528	96.61%
6	0.08%
1	0.01%
8	0.10%
n/a
243	3.12%
264	3.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
699	10.3
657	9.7
-947	-14.0
21	0.3

-871	-12.9
121	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
862	12.4
727	10.5
-610	-8.8
39	0.6

-427	-6.2
261	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
1,205	15.5
783	10.1
-1,243	-16.0
n/a

-787	-10.1
-46	-0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-818	-10.5
n/a

-229	-2.9
196	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman County, KS

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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
38.0
1,387	23.8%
4,443	76.2%
1,221	20.9%

2,317
2.41

1,431	61.8%
1,079	75.4%
229	16.0%
886	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
1,350	22.5%
4,660	77.5%
1,145	19.1%

2,608
2.27

1,617	62.0%
1,290	79.8%
142	8.8%
991	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
1,655	24.5%
5,105	75.5%
1,147	17.0%

2,764
2.40

1,786	64.6%
1,521	85.2%
113	6.3%
978	35.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,850	26.7%
5,076	73.3%
1,157	16.7%

2,709
2.50

1,897	70.0%
1,659	87.5%
138	7.3%
812	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
2,256	29.1%
5,503	70.9%
1,021	13.2%

2,896
2.61

2,152	74.3%
1,956	90.9%
92	4.3%
744	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sherman County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	150	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	144	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	50	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	148	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	64	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	72	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	101	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	158	6.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	94	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	141	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	314	13.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	185	8.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	148	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	193	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	240	10.4%
$200,000 or more	115	5.0%

Median Household Income	61,404
Per Capita Income	37,930

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	185	8.0%
Public Assistance	6	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	220	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,318	75.4%
Unemployed	61	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,379	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	696	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	939	866	52.0%
Non-Profit	36	57	38.7%
Self-Employed	377	178	67.9%

Local Government	149	196	43.2%
State Government	80	167	32.4%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,316	1,044	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	267	420	38.9%
Total	1,583	1,464	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	557	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	649	21.3%
Professional, Technical	621	20.3%
Service Occupations	353	11.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	98	3.2%
All others	873	28.6%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	405	13.3%
Educational services	375	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	317	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	309	10.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	303	9.9%
Construction	252	8.3%
Other services	185	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	172	5.6%
Manufacturing	163	5.3%
Finance and insurance	135	4.4%
Wholesale trade	117	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	84	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	67	2.2%
Information	43	1.4%
Public administration	42	1.4%
Utilities	34	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	708	11.92%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.02%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	50	0.84%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,978	89.9%
Spanish	422	7.6%
German, other Germanic	87	1.6%
Other Asian	32	0.6%
Other	12	0.2%
Vietnamese	4	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,958	33.0%
Irish	792	13.3%
English	380	6.4%
American	333	5.6%
Scottish	174	2.9%
Swedish	159	2.7%
Czech	140	2.4%
Italian	93	1.6%
Norwegian	89	1.5%
Greek	55	0.9%
French	37	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	34	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	33	0.6%
Polish	28	0.5%
European	21	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,825	98.1%
Not a citizen	115	1.9%

Native	5,801	97.7%
Foreign-born	139	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
145	3.9%	239	6.4%	1,067	28.7%	1,297	34.9%	751	20.2%	219	5.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	145	3.9%
9-12 Years	239	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,067	28.7%
Some College	1,297	34.9%
Bach. Degree	751	20.2%
Grad Degree	219	5.9%
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	3,552	3,457	95	2.7%	4.2%
1991	3,582	3,492	90	2.5%	4.5%
1992	3,696	3,594	102	2.8%	4.6%
1993	3,866	3,728	138	3.6%	4.9%
1994	3,917	3,802	115	2.9%	4.8%
1995	4,018	3,914	104	2.6%	4.3%
1996	4,031	3,934	97	2.4%	4.3%
1997	4,203	4,116	87	2.1%	3.8%
1998	4,019	3,931	88	2.2%	3.7%
1999	4,165	4,091	74	1.8%	3.5%

2000	3,609	3,506	103	2.9%	3.8%
2001	3,747	3,631	116	3.1%	4.3%
2002	3,760	3,647	113	3.0%	5.1%
2003	3,801	3,682	119	3.1%	5.5%
2004	3,675	3,544	131	3.6%	5.5%
2005	3,588	3,465	123	3.4%	5.1%
2006	3,672	3,564	108	2.9%	4.4%
2007	3,637	3,532	105	2.9%	4.3%
2008	3,731	3,615	116	3.1%	4.6%
2009	3,784	3,632	152	4.0%	6.9%

2010	3,154	3,006	148	4.7%	7.0%
2011	3,221	3,093	128	4.0%	6.4%
2012	3,229	3,106	123	3.8%	5.7%
2013	3,136	3,010	126	4.0%	5.3%
2014	3,095	2,997	98	3.2%	4.5%
2015	3,099	3,009	90	2.9%	4.2%
2016	2,954	2,857	97	3.3%	4.0%
2017	2,898	2,815	83	2.9%	3.6%
2018	2,898	2,819	79	2.7%	3.3%
2019	2,865	2,788	77	2.7%	3.2%

2020	2,894	2,795	99	3.4%	5.9%
2021	2,863	2,789	74	2.6%	3.3%
2022	2,790	2,726	64	2.3%	2.7%
2023	2,750	2,685	65	2.4%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,951
Median Value	$123,900

Occupied	2,317	78.5%
Vacant	634	21.5%

Owned	1,509	65.1%
Rented	808	34.9%
Median Rent	$827

Single-Family Units	2,419	82.0%
Detached	2,367	80.2%
Attached	52	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	177	6.0%
Mobile Homes	189	6.4%

Sherman County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Sherman County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sherman County, KS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sherman County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Sherman County, KS