Sherwood Shores vs Southmayd

A side-by-side comparison of Sherwood Shores and Southmayd: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Southmayd has the higher population (1,420 vs 839 in Sherwood Shores). Southmayd has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $31,000 in Sherwood Shores). Since 2019, Southmayd's population has grown faster (+35.9% vs -7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
Population	839	1,420
Median age	58.7 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$31,000	$78,750
Median home value	—	$140,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,725
Housing units	928	565
Homeownership rate	89.3%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
Population	911 → 839 (-7.9%)	1,045 → 1,420 (+35.9%)
Median household income	$34,730 → $31,000 (-10.7%)	$48,750 → $78,750 (+61.5%)
Median home value	$83,400 → $91,300 (+9.5%)	$62,200 → $140,100 (+125.2%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $763 (+14.2%)	$900 → $1,725 (+91.7%)

Sherwood Shores

Population

911839

Median household income

$34,730$31,000

Median home value

$83,400$91,300

Median gross rent

$668$763

Southmayd

Population

1,0451,420

Median household income

$48,750$78,750

Median home value

$62,200$140,100

Median gross rent

$900$1,725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
Under 5	1.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	10.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	6.4%	18.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	23.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	23.8%	4.8%
75 and over	7.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	51.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	6.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	44.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
No high school diploma	23.1%	21.6%
High school graduate	31.5%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
Drove alone	78.5%	71.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	2.6%
Other means	4.8%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
1-unit, detached	71.2%	29.9%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	68.7%

Poverty & households

	Sherwood Shores	Southmayd
Poverty rate	22.4%	16.7%
Average household size	1.99	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1994	1999