Cochran County vs Sherman County

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

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

Cochran County has the higher population (2,520 vs 2,434 in Sherman County). Sherman County has the higher median household income ($74,167 vs $42,137 in Cochran County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $57,700 in Cochran County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochran County	Sherman County
Population	2,520	2,434
Median age	38.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,137	$74,167
Median home value	$57,700	$125,500
Median gross rent	$738	$881
Housing units	1,260	1,117
Homeownership rate	65.3%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochran County	Sherman County
Population	2,887 → 2,520 (-12.7%)	3,059 → 2,434 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$40,962 → $42,137 (+2.9%)	$51,926 → $74,167 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $57,700 (+48.7%)	$99,800 → $125,500 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$536 → $738 (+37.7%)	$790 → $881 (+11.5%)

Cochran County

Population

2,8872,520

Median household income

$40,962$42,137

Median home value

$38,800$57,700

Median gross rent

$536$738

Sherman County

Population

3,0592,434

Median household income

$51,926$74,167

Median home value

$99,800$125,500

Median gross rent

$790$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochran County	Sherman County
Under 5	7.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	12.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	16.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	6.2%
55 to 64	10.7%	18.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.1%
75 and over	7.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochran County	Sherman County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	50.2%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	59.6%	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochran County	Sherman County
No high school diploma	28.3%	22.0%
High school graduate	34.7%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochran County	Sherman County
Drove alone	73.8%	73.9%
Carpooled	21.3%	20.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochran County	Sherman County
1-unit, detached	84.6%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Cochran County	Sherman County
Poverty rate	27.3%	6.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1969	1963