Dry Ridge vs Sherwood

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

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

Sherwood has the higher population (3,259 vs 3,008 in Dry Ridge). Sherwood has the higher median household income ($132,653 vs $92,443 in Dry Ridge). Sherwood has the higher median home value ($273,900 vs $271,500 in Dry Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
Population	3,008	3,259
Median age	39.6 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,443	$132,653
Median home value	$271,500	$273,900
Median gross rent	$880	$774
Housing units	1,216	1,494
Homeownership rate	87.1%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	58.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
Population	2,992 → 3,008 (+0.5%)	3,328 → 3,259 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $92,443 (+13.8%)	$103,508 → $132,653 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$177,100 → $271,500 (+53.3%)	$190,300 → $273,900 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $880 (-9.7%)	$677 → $774 (+14.3%)

Dry Ridge

Population

2,9923,008

Median household income

$81,250$92,443

Median home value

$177,100$271,500

Median gross rent

$975$880

Sherwood

Population

3,3283,259

Median household income

$103,508$132,653

Median home value

$190,300$273,900

Median gross rent

$677$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
Under 5	9.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	22.5%
55 to 64	18.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.2%
75 and over	5.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	87.1%
Black or African American	19.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
No high school diploma	4.5%	1.9%
High school graduate	26.3%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
Drove alone	85.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	20.8%
Other means	0.0%	12.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
1-unit, detached	58.6%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dry Ridge	Sherwood
Poverty rate	5.2%	2.1%
Average household size	2.62	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1991	1971