Mayville vs Sherman

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

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

Mayville has the higher population (1,272 vs 639 in Sherman). Mayville has the higher median household income ($64,000 vs $48,958 in Sherman). Mayville has the higher median home value ($156,100 vs $107,400 in Sherman).

Population, income & housing

	Mayville	Sherman
Population	1,272	639
Median age	49.6 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,000	$48,958
Median home value	$156,100	$107,400
Median gross rent	$628	$543
Housing units	763	277
Homeownership rate	70.4%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayville	Sherman
Population	1,441 → 1,272 (-11.7%)	685 → 639 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$52,396 → $64,000 (+22.1%)	$39,423 → $48,958 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $156,100 (+39.5%)	$71,800 → $107,400 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$546 → $628 (+15.0%)	$513 → $543 (+5.8%)

Mayville

Population

1,4411,272

Median household income

$52,396$64,000

Median home value

$111,900$156,100

Median gross rent

$546$628

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)

	Mayville	Sherman
Under 5	3.5%	11.3%
5 to 17	10.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	15.9%	7.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	17.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.1%
75 and over	12.8%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayville	Sherman
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	87.6%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayville	Sherman
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	29.5%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayville	Sherman
Drove alone	81.4%	69.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayville	Sherman
1-unit, detached	77.6%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	5.8%
20 or more units	6.7%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Mayville	Sherman
Poverty rate	12.8%	17.2%
Average household size	2.01	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1953	1938