Derby vs Sherrelwood

A side-by-side comparison of Derby and Sherrelwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Derby and Sherrelwood are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sherrelwood has the higher population (19,368 vs 8,692 in Derby). Derby has the higher median household income ($78,696 vs $73,849 in Sherrelwood). Sherrelwood has the higher median home value ($412,200 vs $317,400 in Derby).

Population, income & housing

	Derby	Sherrelwood
Population	8,692	19,368
Median age	33.2 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,696	$73,849
Median home value	$317,400	$412,200
Median gross rent	$1,721	$1,627
Housing units	2,611	6,568
Homeownership rate	66.8%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby	Sherrelwood
Population	8,962 → 8,692 (-3.0%)	19,208 → 19,368 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$52,554 → $78,696 (+49.7%)	$62,169 → $73,849 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $317,400 (+69.3%)	$273,500 → $412,200 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,224 → $1,721 (+40.6%)	$1,363 → $1,627 (+19.4%)

Derby

Population

8,9628,692

Median household income

$52,554$78,696

Median home value

$187,500$317,400

Median gross rent

$1,224$1,721

Sherrelwood

Population

19,20819,368

Median household income

$62,169$73,849

Median home value

$273,500$412,200

Median gross rent

$1,363$1,627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derby	Sherrelwood
Under 5	5.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	22.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.7%
35 to 44	15.5%	17.5%
45 to 54	15.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.2%	6.2%
75 and over	1.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby	Sherrelwood
White (non-Hispanic)	22.2%	29.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	75.3%	65.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby	Sherrelwood
No high school diploma	40.8%	16.9%
High school graduate	27.4%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby	Sherrelwood
Drove alone	80.6%	67.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	12.1%
Public transit	3.8%	4.6%
Walked	2.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.8%	13.0%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby	Sherrelwood
1-unit, detached	79.6%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Derby	Sherrelwood
Poverty rate	7.9%	10.3%
Average household size	3.41	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1958	1966