Sherrard vs Viola

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

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

Viola has the higher population (942 vs 705 in Sherrard). Sherrard has the higher median household income ($86,932 vs $67,500 in Viola). Sherrard has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $114,500 in Viola).

Population, income & housing

	Sherrard	Viola
Population	705	942
Median age	44.6 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,932	$67,500
Median home value	$130,400	$114,500
Median gross rent	$813	$692
Housing units	304	467
Homeownership rate	86.9%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sherrard	Viola
Population	691 → 705 (+2.0%)	966 → 942 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$60,735 → $86,932 (+43.1%)	$62,917 → $67,500 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$100,800 → $130,400 (+29.4%)	$95,000 → $114,500 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $813 (+20.4%)	$625 → $692 (+10.7%)

Sherrard

Population

691705

Median household income

$60,735$86,932

Median home value

$100,800$130,400

Median gross rent

$675$813

Viola

Population

966942

Median household income

$62,917$67,500

Median home value

$95,000$114,500

Median gross rent

$625$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sherrard	Viola
Under 5	1.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	11.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	21.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	18.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.8%
75 and over	5.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sherrard	Viola
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	90.2%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sherrard	Viola
No high school diploma	5.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	35.8%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sherrard	Viola
Drove alone	84.1%	80.7%
Carpooled	3.2%	8.8%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sherrard	Viola
1-unit, detached	91.8%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Sherrard	Viola
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1960	1957