Sherman County, Oregon

Interactive maps and statistics for Sherman County, Oregon: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Oregon and the United States.

Sherman County, Oregon is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

Explore Sherman County, Oregon on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,938	4,254,293	334,922,499	3127th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,161	$83,011	$80,734	2069th of 3,221
Median Age	44.7	40.4	38.9	797th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	36.8%	35.7%	2676th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$211,800	$477,600	$332,700	1285th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,032	$1,525	$1,413	899th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.0%	11.9%	12.5%	385th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.0%	5.4%	5.2%	3130th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.4	44.3	n/a	3031st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	9.8%	14.1%	2961st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	387th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.9%	63.3%	65.2%	2676th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.6	23.0	26.4	2002nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	19.0%	15.1%	1212th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2125th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	46.7%	46.9%	1876th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.4%	n/a	n/a	2270th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.4%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.1	46.3	61.4

Age in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	44.7	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.4%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.9%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.6%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	804	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.7%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,548	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.2%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.0%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.0%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.8%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	969	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.3%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.1%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.0%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,960.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.1%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.2%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,588	$3,876	n/a

Education in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.6%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.8%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.4%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.3%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.0%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.3%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sherman County, Oregon

Statistic	Sherman County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.3%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	12.3%	16.7%

See every county in Oregon.