Sherman vs Sunset Bay

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

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

Sherman has the higher population (639 vs 392 in Sunset Bay). Sunset Bay has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $107,400 in Sherman). Since 2019, Sherman's population has grown faster (-6.7% vs -33.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
Population	639	392
Median age	40.4 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,958	—
Median home value	$107,400	$215,400
Median gross rent	$543	—
Housing units	277	355
Homeownership rate	66.3%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
Population	685 → 639 (-6.7%)	592 → 392 (-33.8%)
Median household income	$39,423 → $48,958 (+24.2%)	$68,281 → $64,500 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$71,800 → $107,400 (+49.6%)	$99,500 → $215,400 (+116.5%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $543 (+5.8%)	—

Sherman

Population

685639

Median household income

$39,423$48,958

Median home value

$71,800$107,400

Median gross rent

$513$543

Sunset Bay

Population

592392

Median household income

$68,281$64,500

Median home value

$99,500$215,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
Under 5	11.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	5.9%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.6%
35 to 44	8.9%	6.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	6.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	18.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	27.3%
75 and over	13.9%	23.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
No high school diploma	5.9%	26.2%
High school graduate	35.5%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
Drove alone	69.4%	27.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	31.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	26.2%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
1-unit, detached	80.9%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Sherman	Sunset Bay
Poverty rate	17.2%	35.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1938	1958