Culberson County vs Sherman County

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

Culberson 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.

Sherman County has the higher population (2,434 vs 2,181 in Culberson County). Sherman County has the higher median household income ($74,167 vs $42,672 in Culberson County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $84,500 in Culberson County).

Population, income & housing

	Culberson County	Sherman County
Population	2,181	2,434
Median age	48.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,672	$74,167
Median home value	$84,500	$125,500
Median gross rent	$971	$881
Housing units	959	1,117
Homeownership rate	74.1%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Culberson County	Sherman County
Population	2,214 → 2,181 (-1.5%)	3,059 → 2,434 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$37,900 → $42,672 (+12.6%)	$51,926 → $74,167 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$62,400 → $84,500 (+35.4%)	$99,800 → $125,500 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $971 (+67.1%)	$790 → $881 (+11.5%)

Culberson County

Population

2,2142,181

Median household income

$37,900$42,672

Median home value

$62,400$84,500

Median gross rent

$581$971

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)

	Culberson County	Sherman County
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	12.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	6.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	24.3%	6.2%
55 to 64	5.0%	18.6%
65 to 74	18.4%	8.1%
75 and over	8.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Culberson County	Sherman County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	50.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	87.1%	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Culberson County	Sherman County
No high school diploma	26.7%	22.0%
High school graduate	47.6%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	9.4%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Culberson County	Sherman County
Drove alone	90.8%	73.9%
Carpooled	2.1%	20.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.3%
Other means	4.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Culberson County	Sherman County
1-unit, detached	81.3%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Culberson County	Sherman County
Poverty rate	17.7%	6.3%
Average household size	3.05	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	12	18
Median year structure built	1974	1963