Chilton vs Sherwood

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

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

Chilton has the higher population (3,987 vs 3,231 in Sherwood). Sherwood has the higher median household income ($114,205 vs $77,935 in Chilton). Sherwood has the higher median home value ($335,100 vs $160,100 in Chilton).

Population, income & housing

	Chilton	Sherwood
Population	3,987	3,231
Median age	38.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,935	$114,205
Median home value	$160,100	$335,100
Median gross rent	$748	$1,208
Housing units	1,860	1,244
Homeownership rate	70.4%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilton	Sherwood
Population	3,831 → 3,987 (+4.1%)	2,959 → 3,231 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$52,005 → $77,935 (+49.9%)	$106,750 → $114,205 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$130,000 → $160,100 (+23.2%)	$238,900 → $335,100 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $748 (+11.8%)	$842 → $1,208 (+43.5%)

Chilton

Population

3,8313,987

Median household income

$52,005$77,935

Median home value

$130,000$160,100

Median gross rent

$669$748

Sherwood

Population

2,9593,231

Median household income

$106,750$114,205

Median home value

$238,900$335,100

Median gross rent

$842$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilton	Sherwood
Under 5	4.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	19.0%	8.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	15.6%
55 to 64	19.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	10.6%
75 and over	6.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilton	Sherwood
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilton	Sherwood
No high school diploma	5.6%	1.5%
High school graduate	39.7%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilton	Sherwood
Drove alone	68.4%	79.6%
Carpooled	15.7%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	16.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilton	Sherwood
1-unit, detached	65.7%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Chilton	Sherwood
Poverty rate	4.5%	3.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1964	2001