Sherman vs Van Alstyne

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

Sherman and Van Alstyne 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 5,378 in Van Alstyne). Van Alstyne has the higher median household income ($93,373 vs $60,935 in Sherman). Van Alstyne has the higher median home value ($297,400 vs $219,300 in Sherman).

Population, income & housing

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
Population	45,036	5,378
Median age	35.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,935	$93,373
Median home value	$219,300	$297,400
Median gross rent	$1,177	$1,141
Housing units	18,987	2,205
Homeownership rate	53.0%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
Population	42,432 → 45,036 (+6.1%)	3,906 → 5,378 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$47,397 → $60,935 (+28.6%)	$67,772 → $93,373 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $219,300 (+73.8%)	$158,100 → $297,400 (+88.1%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,177 (+33.8%)	$1,012 → $1,141 (+12.7%)

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

Van Alstyne

Population

3,9065,378

Median household income

$67,772$93,373

Median home value

$158,100$297,400

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
Under 5	7.5%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	27.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	18.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	4.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.2%
75 and over	5.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
White (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	67.1%
Black or African American	9.6%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.4%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
No high school diploma	10.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	30.4%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
Drove alone	78.9%	61.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.3%	3.4%
Walked	1.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	23.7%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
1-unit, detached	66.9%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	5.1%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Sherman	Van Alstyne
Poverty rate	11.9%	1.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1978	2005