Lincoln Heights vs Sherwood

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln Heights and Sherwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincoln Heights 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 3,125 in Lincoln Heights). Sherwood has the higher median household income ($132,653 vs $17,333 in Lincoln Heights). Sherwood has the higher median home value ($273,900 vs $88,600 in Lincoln Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
Population	3,125	3,259
Median age	30.2 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$17,333	$132,653
Median home value	$88,600	$273,900
Median gross rent	$748	$774
Housing units	1,546	1,494
Homeownership rate	23.8%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	58.3%
Unemployment rate	26.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
Population	3,354 → 3,125 (-6.8%)	3,328 → 3,259 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$24,396 → $17,333 (-29.0%)	$103,508 → $132,653 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$75,600 → $88,600 (+17.2%)	$190,300 → $273,900 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $748 (-3.0%)	$677 → $774 (+14.3%)

Lincoln Heights

Population

3,3543,125

Median household income

$24,396$17,333

Median home value

$75,600$88,600

Median gross rent

$771$748

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)

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
Under 5	10.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	26.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	4.6%
25 to 34	17.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.4%	8.2%
45 to 54	4.9%	22.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	6.8%	11.2%
75 and over	7.7%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
White (non-Hispanic)	10.0%	87.1%
Black or African American	74.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
No high school diploma	10.5%	1.9%
High school graduate	57.8%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
Drove alone	93.9%	63.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	20.8%
Other means	0.0%	12.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
1-unit, detached	43.3%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln Heights	Sherwood
Poverty rate	56.5%	2.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1973	1971