Denison vs Sherman

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

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

Sherman has the higher population (45,036 vs 25,347 in Denison). Sherman has the higher median household income ($60,935 vs $60,821 in Denison). Sherman has the higher median home value ($219,300 vs $167,800 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Sherman
Population	25,347	45,036
Median age	40.6 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,821	$60,935
Median home value	$167,800	$219,300
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,177
Housing units	11,153	18,987
Homeownership rate	59.7%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Sherman
Population	24,340 → 25,347 (+4.1%)	42,432 → 45,036 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$43,586 → $60,821 (+39.5%)	$47,397 → $60,935 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $167,800 (+70.7%)	$126,200 → $219,300 (+73.8%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,161 (+43.3%)	$880 → $1,177 (+33.8%)

Denison

Population

24,34025,347

Median household income

$43,586$60,821

Median home value

$98,300$167,800

Median gross rent

$810$1,161

Sherman

Population

42,43245,036

Median household income

$47,397$60,935

Median home value

$126,200$219,300

Median gross rent

$880$1,177

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Sherman
Under 5	6.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	15.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	14.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.8%
75 and over	9.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Sherman
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	60.7%
Black or African American	6.6%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Sherman
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Sherman
Drove alone	77.5%	78.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.0%	9.9%
Other means	0.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Sherman
1-unit, detached	75.0%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	16.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Sherman
Poverty rate	17.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1967	1978