Brocton vs Sherman

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

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

Brocton has the higher population (1,368 vs 639 in Sherman). Brocton has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $48,958 in Sherman). Brocton has the higher median home value ($107,700 vs $107,400 in Sherman).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Sherman
Population	1,368	639
Median age	35.8 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$48,958
Median home value	$107,700	$107,400
Median gross rent	$733	$543
Housing units	570	277
Homeownership rate	60.5%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Sherman
Population	1,336 → 1,368 (+2.4%)	685 → 639 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$38,218 → $52,500 (+37.4%)	$39,423 → $48,958 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$75,400 → $107,700 (+42.8%)	$71,800 → $107,400 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$537 → $733 (+36.5%)	$513 → $543 (+5.8%)

Brocton

Population

1,3361,368

Median household income

$38,218$52,500

Median home value

$75,400$107,700

Median gross rent

$537$733

Sherman

Population

685639

Median household income

$39,423$48,958

Median home value

$71,800$107,400

Median gross rent

$513$543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Sherman
Under 5	13.4%	11.3%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	9.5%	7.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	9.1%
75 and over	7.1%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Sherman
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Sherman
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	39.3%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Sherman
Drove alone	74.3%	69.4%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	11.8%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.7%
Other means	2.4%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Sherman
1-unit, detached	61.8%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.8%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	5.8%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Sherman
Poverty rate	26.5%	17.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1954	1938