Howe vs Sherman

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

Howe 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 3,638 in Howe). Sherman has the higher median household income ($60,935 vs $57,417 in Howe). Sherman has the higher median home value ($219,300 vs $190,000 in Howe).

Population, income & housing

	Howe	Sherman
Population	3,638	45,036
Median age	26.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,417	$60,935
Median home value	$190,000	$219,300
Median gross rent	$1,167	$1,177
Housing units	1,362	18,987
Homeownership rate	60.4%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howe	Sherman
Population	3,075 → 3,638 (+18.3%)	42,432 → 45,036 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$56,524 → $57,417 (+1.6%)	$47,397 → $60,935 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $190,000 (+70.6%)	$126,200 → $219,300 (+73.8%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $1,167 (+56.6%)	$880 → $1,177 (+33.8%)

Howe

Population

3,0753,638

Median household income

$56,524$57,417

Median home value

$111,400$190,000

Median gross rent

$745$1,167

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)

	Howe	Sherman
Under 5	7.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	29.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	17.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	7.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	4.1%	9.8%
75 and over	2.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howe	Sherman
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	60.7%
Black or African American	8.3%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howe	Sherman
No high school diploma	20.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	32.6%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howe	Sherman
Drove alone	55.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	38.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.1%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howe	Sherman
1-unit, detached	54.5%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	16.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Howe	Sherman
Poverty rate	22.4%	11.9%
Average household size	3.00	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1984	1978