Sherman, Texas demographics

Sherman, TX demographics: median age 35.3; 24.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sherman city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4867496. The survey estimates a population of 46,397 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sherman is 35.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 18,304 households (±516). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.3 ±2.1	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,397
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	11,068 ±896	23.9% ±1.9 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	11,986 ±898	25.8% ±1.9 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	16,005 ±1,158	34.5% ±2.5 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	7,338 ±731	15.8% ±1.6 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,397
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	22,685 ±680	48.9% ±1.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	23,712 ±680	51.1% ±1.5 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,397
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	31,190 ±1,268	67.2% ±2.7 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,398 ±667	9.5% ±1.4 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	208 ±122 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,179 ±402	2.5% ±0.9 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	135 ±138 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,772 ±908	6.0% ±2.0 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,515 ±1,053	14.0% ±2.3 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,397
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,578 ±1,093	78.8% ±2.4 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,819 ±1,094	21.2% ±2.4 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,304
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,774 ±615	42.5% ±3.1 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,152 ±381	6.3% ±2.1 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,783 ±435	15.2% ±2.3 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,327 ±581	29.1% ±3.1 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,268 ±342	6.9% ±1.9 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,304
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,739 ±463	31.4% ±2.4 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	12,565 ±746	68.6% ±3.6 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,304
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,327 ±581	29.1% ±3.1 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,512 ±704	35.6% ±3.7 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,421 ±423	13.2% ±2.3 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,179 ±397	11.9% ±2.1 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,190 ±318	6.5% ±1.7 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	485 ±227	2.6% ±1.2 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	190 ±112 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,397
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	41,139 ±759	88.7% ±1.6 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,258 ±771	11.3% ±1.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 43,240
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	35,969 ±1,171	83.2% ±2.6 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	5,890 ±1,060	13.6% ±2.4 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	119 ±119 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	267 ±188 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	74 ±99 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	409 ±231 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	40 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	92 ±93 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	16 ±37 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	303 ±234 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	29 ±48 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	32 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 30,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,424 ±641	11.2% ±2.1 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,434 ±918	30.9% ±2.9 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,078 ±857	23.2% ±2.7 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,249 ±529	10.6% ±1.7 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,689 ±611	15.3% ±2.0 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,699 ±481	8.8% ±1.6 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 45,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	35,544 ±1,299	77.7% ±2.8 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,627 ±1,081	12.3% ±2.4 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,248 ±685	7.1% ±1.5 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,183 ±459	2.6% ±1.0 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	149 ±140 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

17.4% of Sherman residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 91.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sherman	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17.4% ±2.2 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.4% ±1.4 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.0 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Sherman . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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