Bronson vs Sherwood

A side-by-side comparison of Bronson and Sherwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Bronson and Sherwood are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bronson has the higher population (2,183 vs 388 in Sherwood). Sherwood has the higher median household income ($56,645 vs $46,607 in Bronson). Bronson has the higher median home value ($93,900 vs $72,500 in Sherwood).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Sherwood
Population	2,183	388
Median age	35.4 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,607	$56,645
Median home value	$93,900	$72,500
Median gross rent	$775	$738
Housing units	1,018	134
Homeownership rate	66.5%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Sherwood
Population	2,177 → 2,183 (+0.3%)	353 → 388 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$42,206 → $46,607 (+10.4%)	$44,375 → $56,645 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $93,900 (+18.6%)	$52,100 → $72,500 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $775 (+17.4%)	$738 → $738 (+0.0%)

Bronson

Population

2,1772,183

Median household income

$42,206$46,607

Median home value

$79,200$93,900

Median gross rent

$660$775

Sherwood

Population

353388

Median household income

$44,375$56,645

Median home value

$52,100$72,500

Median gross rent

$738$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Sherwood
Under 5	6.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	21.7%	24.5%
18 to 24	3.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	17.5%	16.0%
35 to 44	20.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	6.7%
75 and over	4.0%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Sherwood
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Sherwood
No high school diploma	8.8%	24.9%
High school graduate	50.8%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Sherwood
Drove alone	71.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	23.3%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	3.6%
Other means	0.4%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronson	Sherwood
1-unit, detached	78.4%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Sherwood
Poverty rate	16.9%	14.7%
Average household size	2.41	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1953	1938