Keithsburg vs Sherrard

A side-by-side comparison of Keithsburg and Sherrard: population, income, housing, and more.

Keithsburg and Sherrard are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sherrard has the higher population (705 vs 520 in Keithsburg). Sherrard has the higher median household income ($86,932 vs $46,875 in Keithsburg). Sherrard has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $58,800 in Keithsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
Population	520	705
Median age	51.6 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,875	$86,932
Median home value	$58,800	$130,400
Median gross rent	$609	$813
Housing units	351	304
Homeownership rate	83.8%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
Population	545 → 520 (-4.6%)	691 → 705 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$45,972 → $46,875 (+2.0%)	$60,735 → $86,932 (+43.1%)
Median home value	$49,500 → $58,800 (+18.8%)	$100,800 → $130,400 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $609 (-7.4%)	$675 → $813 (+20.4%)

Keithsburg

Population

545520

Median household income

$45,972$46,875

Median home value

$49,500$58,800

Median gross rent

$658$609

Sherrard

Population

691705

Median household income

$60,735$86,932

Median home value

$100,800$130,400

Median gross rent

$675$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
Under 5	6.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	11.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	11.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	16.3%	21.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	16.0%	10.6%
75 and over	14.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
No high school diploma	13.5%	5.7%
High school graduate	58.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
Drove alone	76.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	24.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
1-unit, detached	64.4%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Keithsburg	Sherrard
Poverty rate	15.6%	7.5%
Average household size	2.00	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	41	26
Median year structure built	1972	1960