Franklin County vs Sherman County

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

Franklin County and Sherman County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sherman County has the higher population (2,974 vs 2,868 in Franklin County). Sherman County has the higher median household income ($61,935 vs $57,692 in Franklin County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($135,000 vs $99,100 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Sherman County
Population	2,868	2,974
Median age	49.0 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,692	$61,935
Median home value	$99,100	$135,000
Median gross rent	$613	$866
Housing units	1,543	1,797
Homeownership rate	79.5%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Sherman County
Population	2,987 → 2,868 (-4.0%)	3,033 → 2,974 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$49,282 → $57,692 (+17.1%)	$50,781 → $61,935 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $99,100 (+39.0%)	$88,700 → $135,000 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $613 (+29.6%)	$534 → $866 (+62.2%)

Franklin County

Population

2,9872,868

Median household income

$49,282$57,692

Median home value

$71,300$99,100

Median gross rent

$473$613

Sherman County

Population

3,0332,974

Median household income

$50,781$61,935

Median home value

$88,700$135,000

Median gross rent

$534$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Sherman County
Under 5	5.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	15.2%	15.1%
75 and over	12.7%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Sherman County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Sherman County
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.7%
High school graduate	32.6%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Sherman County
Drove alone	83.3%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Sherman County
1-unit, detached	91.0%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Sherman County
Poverty rate	14.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1943	1962