Rochester vs Sherman

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

Rochester 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 3,784 in Rochester). Sherman has the higher median household income ($147,025 vs $112,689 in Rochester). Sherman has the higher median home value ($291,300 vs $241,900 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	Sherman
Population	3,784	4,211
Median age	39.2 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$112,689	$147,025
Median home value	$241,900	$291,300
Median gross rent	$1,333	$1,565
Housing units	1,447	1,546
Homeownership rate	96.0%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.9%	47.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	Sherman
Population	3,801 → 3,784 (-0.4%)	4,549 → 4,211 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$96,111 → $112,689 (+17.2%)	$113,958 → $147,025 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$193,600 → $241,900 (+24.9%)	$244,300 → $291,300 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,085 → $1,333 (+22.9%)	$928 → $1,565 (+68.6%)

Rochester

Population

3,8013,784

Median household income

$96,111$112,689

Median home value

$193,600$241,900

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,333

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)

	Rochester	Sherman
Under 5	5.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	19.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.0%	8.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	19.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.6%
75 and over	6.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester	Sherman
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester	Sherman
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.0%
High school graduate	23.3%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	Sherman
Drove alone	76.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	Sherman
1-unit, detached	87.6%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	20.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	Sherman
Poverty rate	2.1%	0.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1985	2002