Gibson vs Sherwood

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson and Sherwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibson and Sherwood are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sherwood has the higher population (32,915 vs 4,141 in Gibson). Sherwood has the higher median household income ($79,157 vs $62,194 in Gibson). Sherwood has the higher median home value ($190,900 vs $150,300 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Sherwood
Population	4,141	32,915
Median age	38.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,194	$79,157
Median home value	$150,300	$190,900
Median gross rent	$1,321	$1,011
Housing units	1,645	14,911
Homeownership rate	76.9%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Sherwood
Population	4,985 → 4,141 (-16.9%)	31,004 → 32,915 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$67,179 → $62,194 (-7.4%)	$63,131 → $79,157 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $150,300 (+21.5%)	$154,800 → $190,900 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,321 (+39.2%)	$834 → $1,011 (+21.2%)

Gibson

Population

4,9854,141

Median household income

$67,179$62,194

Median home value

$123,700$150,300

Median gross rent

$949$1,321

Sherwood

Population

31,00432,915

Median household income

$63,131$79,157

Median home value

$154,800$190,900

Median gross rent

$834$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Sherwood
Under 5	3.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	21.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	12.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	5.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	17.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	11.1%
75 and over	4.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Sherwood
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	62.4%
Black or African American	24.7%	28.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Sherwood
No high school diploma	6.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	34.5%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Sherwood
Drove alone	79.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.8%
Other means	8.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Sherwood
1-unit, detached	96.4%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Sherwood
Poverty rate	8.2%	9.5%
Average household size	2.64	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1978	1985