Sherwood, Oregon demographics

Sherwood, OR demographics: median age 36.7; 49.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sherwood city, Oregon · Incorporated city · GEOID 4167100. The survey estimates a population of 20,307 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sherwood is 36.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 6,985 households (±315). 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	36.7 ±1.9	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Under 18	5,859 ±538	28.9% ±2.7 pp	19.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,702 ±490	18.2% ±2.4 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	8,530 ±643	42.0% ±3.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,216 ±369	10.9% ±1.8 pp	19.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Male	9,992 ±398	49.2% ±2.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	10,315 ±397	50.8% ±2.0 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: 20,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
White alone	15,857 ±696	78.1% ±3.4 pp	74.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	129 ±145 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	58 ±57 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	843 ±241	4.2% ±1.2 pp	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	15 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	314 ±172 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,091 ±671	15.2% ±3.3 pp	12.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,354 ±443	90.4% ±2.2 pp	85.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,953 ±444	9.6% ±2.2 pp	14.7%	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: 6,985
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,366 ±265	62.5% ±2.5 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	195 ±99 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	697 ±169	10.0% ±2.4 pp	10.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,209 ±260	17.3% ±3.6 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	518 ±225	7.4% ±3.2 pp	9.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,985
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,168 ±259	45.4% ±3.1 pp	27.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,817 ±446	54.6% ±5.9 pp	72.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,985
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,209 ±260	17.3% ±3.6 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,941 ±376	27.8% ±5.2 pp	36.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,336 ±229	19.1% ±3.2 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,688 ±251	24.2% ±3.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	653 ±153	9.3% ±2.2 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	98 ±73 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	60 ±53 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.2%	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: 20,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Native	18,804 ±295	92.6% ±1.4 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,503 ±296	7.4% ±1.5 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,516
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
English only	17,284 ±572	88.6% ±2.8 pp	84.8%	77.7%
Spanish	1,053 ±426	5.4% ±2.2 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	63 ±77 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	100 ±78 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	193 ±133 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	25 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	62 ±71 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	204 ±203 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	73 ±76 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	225 ±177 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	188 ±176 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	46 ±53 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	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: 12,834
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	461 ±201	3.6% ±1.6 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,920 ±365	15.0% ±2.8 pp	22.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,873 ±390	22.4% ±2.9 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,177 ±244	9.2% ±1.9 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,213 ±510	32.8% ±3.8 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,190 ±366	17.1% ±2.8 pp	14.1%	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: 20,216
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Same house	18,426 ±388	91.1% ±1.9 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	627 ±212	3.1% ±1.0 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	866 ±346	4.3% ±1.7 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	280 ±133	1.4% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	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

1.3% of Sherwood residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.9% in Oregon and 8.4% nationally. 94.5% 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	Sherwood	Oregon	U.S.	Compared with Oregon
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.3% ±0.6 pp	5.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.5% ±1.5 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±1.5 pp	7.2%	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 Sherwood . 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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