Sherman vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (113,714 vs 4,211 in Sherman). Sherman has the higher median household income ($147,025 vs $65,537 in Springfield). Sherman has the higher median home value ($291,300 vs $155,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Sherman	Springfield
Population	4,211	113,714
Median age	44.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$147,025	$65,537
Median home value	$291,300	$155,200
Median gross rent	$1,565	$945
Housing units	1,546	57,220
Homeownership rate	89.9%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sherman	Springfield
Population	4,549 → 4,211 (-7.4%)	115,888 → 113,714 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$113,958 → $147,025 (+29.0%)	$54,648 → $65,537 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$244,300 → $291,300 (+19.2%)	$133,400 → $155,200 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $1,565 (+68.6%)	$805 → $945 (+17.4%)

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

Springfield

Population

115,888113,714

Median household income

$54,648$65,537

Median home value

$133,400$155,200

Median gross rent

$805$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sherman	Springfield
Under 5	2.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	19.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.4%
75 and over	8.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sherman	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	69.3%
Black or African American	6.8%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sherman	Springfield
No high school diploma	2.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	20.6%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sherman	Springfield
Drove alone	80.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	2.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.8%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sherman	Springfield
1-unit, detached	78.1%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	20.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Sherman	Springfield
Poverty rate	0.4%	16.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	2002	1971