Harrison vs Sherwood

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

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

Harrison has the higher population (13,345 vs 3,231 in Sherwood). Harrison has the higher median household income ($118,047 vs $114,205 in Sherwood). Sherwood has the higher median home value ($335,100 vs $314,200 in Harrison).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Sherwood
Population	13,345	3,231
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$118,047	$114,205
Median home value	$314,200	$335,100
Median gross rent	$1,397	$1,208
Housing units	4,924	1,244
Homeownership rate	90.7%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.9%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Sherwood
Population	12,009 → 13,345 (+11.1%)	2,959 → 3,231 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$107,225 → $118,047 (+10.1%)	$106,750 → $114,205 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$223,300 → $314,200 (+40.7%)	$238,900 → $335,100 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $1,397 (+24.2%)	$842 → $1,208 (+43.5%)

Harrison

Population

12,00913,345

Median household income

$107,225$118,047

Median home value

$223,300$314,200

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,397

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)

	Harrison	Sherwood
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	7.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	15.6%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.6%
75 and over	3.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Sherwood
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Sherwood
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.5%
High school graduate	22.5%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Sherwood
Drove alone	77.6%	79.6%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	16.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Sherwood
1-unit, detached	90.1%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Sherwood
Poverty rate	2.9%	3.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	2001	2001