Sherman vs Whitesboro

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

Sherman and Whitesboro 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 4,154 in Whitesboro). Whitesboro has the higher median household income ($73,638 vs $60,935 in Sherman). Sherman has the higher median home value ($219,300 vs $211,900 in Whitesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Sherman	Whitesboro
Population	45,036	4,154
Median age	35.5 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,935	$73,638
Median home value	$219,300	$211,900
Median gross rent	$1,177	$1,309
Housing units	18,987	1,632
Homeownership rate	53.0%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sherman	Whitesboro
Population	42,432 → 45,036 (+6.1%)	3,998 → 4,154 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$47,397 → $60,935 (+28.6%)	$54,333 → $73,638 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $219,300 (+73.8%)	$105,900 → $211,900 (+100.1%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,177 (+33.8%)	$919 → $1,309 (+42.4%)

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

Whitesboro

Population

3,9984,154

Median household income

$54,333$73,638

Median home value

$105,900$211,900

Median gross rent

$919$1,309

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sherman	Whitesboro
Under 5	7.5%	8.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	20.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.7%
75 and over	5.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sherman	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	86.3%
Black or African American	9.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	1.8%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sherman	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	10.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	30.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sherman	Whitesboro
Drove alone	78.9%	78.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.9%
Public transit	0.3%	5.7%
Walked	1.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	4.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sherman	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	66.9%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Sherman	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	11.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1978	1977