Riverton vs Sherman

A side-by-side comparison of Riverton and Sherman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sherman has the higher population (4,211 vs 3,506 in Riverton). Sherman has the higher median household income ($147,025 vs $75,527 in Riverton). Sherman has the higher median home value ($291,300 vs $140,000 in Riverton).

Population, income & housing

	Riverton	Sherman
Population	3,506	4,211
Median age	48.2 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,527	$147,025
Median home value	$140,000	$291,300
Median gross rent	$1,035	$1,565
Housing units	1,790	1,546
Homeownership rate	62.2%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	47.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverton	Sherman
Population	3,474 → 3,506 (+0.9%)	4,549 → 4,211 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $75,527 (+90.0%)	$113,958 → $147,025 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $140,000 (+41.0%)	$244,300 → $291,300 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,035 (+16.9%)	$928 → $1,565 (+68.6%)

Riverton

Population

3,4743,506

Median household income

$39,750$75,527

Median home value

$99,300$140,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,035

Sherman

Population

4,5494,211

Median household income

$113,958$147,025

Median home value

$244,300$291,300

Median gross rent

$928$1,565

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverton	Sherman
Under 5	6.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	8.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	22.1%	19.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	8.6%
65 to 74	7.0%	12.6%
75 and over	9.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverton	Sherman
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverton	Sherman
No high school diploma	7.0%	2.0%
High school graduate	57.7%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverton	Sherman
Drove alone	84.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	0.8%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverton	Sherman
1-unit, detached	78.8%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	20.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Riverton	Sherman
Poverty rate	9.0%	0.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1973	2002