Pekin vs Sherrodsville

A side-by-side comparison of Pekin and Sherrodsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Pekin and Sherrodsville are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pekin has the higher population (405 vs 317 in Sherrodsville). Sherrodsville has the higher median household income ($70,714 vs $52,333 in Pekin). Pekin has the higher median home value ($88,400 vs $81,300 in Sherrodsville).

Population, income & housing

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
Population	405	317
Median age	54.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,333	$70,714
Median home value	$88,400	$81,300
Median gross rent	—	$869
Housing units	176	131
Homeownership rate	86.5%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
Population	295 → 405 (+37.3%)	195 → 317 (+62.6%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $52,333 (+15.7%)	$41,250 → $70,714 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $88,400 (-35.7%)	$64,300 → $81,300 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $688 (+2.4%)	$581 → $869 (+49.6%)

Pekin

Population

295405

Median household income

$45,250$52,333

Median home value

$137,500$88,400

Median gross rent

$672$688

Sherrodsville

Population

195317

Median household income

$41,250$70,714

Median home value

$64,300$81,300

Median gross rent

$581$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	9.9%	23.3%
18 to 24	3.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.4%	17.0%
45 to 54	21.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	20.7%	21.1%
65 to 74	14.6%	3.5%
75 and over	13.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
No high school diploma	15.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	67.8%	70.8%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
Drove alone	52.3%	92.1%
Carpooled	30.3%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
1-unit, detached	89.8%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Pekin	Sherrodsville
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1959	1938