Sherman County, Kansas

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Sherman County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,858	2,947,197	334,922,499	2821st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,750	$74,275	$80,734	1919th of 3,221
Median Age	38.5	37.4	38.9	2477th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.1%	35.6%	35.7%	1350th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$136,700	$217,200	$332,700	2428th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$913	$1,060	$1,413	1359th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.2%	11.3%	12.5%	2383rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	3.9%	5.2%	3160th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.5	36.0	n/a	2825th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	7.4%	14.1%	1842nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	619th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.5%	67.2%	65.2%	2699th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.4	19.7	26.4	3053rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.5%	11.8%	15.1%	467th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1435th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.7%	49.1%	46.9%	749th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.4%	n/a	n/a	474th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.0%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.6	44.7	61.4

Age in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	38.5	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.7%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	2,449	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	29.9%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,283	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.9%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.9%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.2%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.7%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.5%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	2,936	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.7%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.5%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,171	$2,798	n/a

Education in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.8%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.7%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.8%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.7%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.3%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sherman County, Kansas

Statistic	Sherman County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.0%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.6%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.7%	9.2%	16.7%

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