Schleicher County vs Sherman County

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

Schleicher 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 2,426 in Schleicher County). Schleicher County has the higher median household income ($90,141 vs $74,167 in Sherman County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $113,400 in Schleicher County).

Population, income & housing

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
Population	2,426	2,434
Median age	39.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$90,141	$74,167
Median home value	$113,400	$125,500
Median gross rent	$627	$881
Housing units	1,290	1,117
Homeownership rate	87.6%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
Population	2,983 → 2,426 (-18.7%)	3,059 → 2,434 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$53,229 → $90,141 (+69.3%)	$51,926 → $74,167 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$77,800 → $113,400 (+45.8%)	$99,800 → $125,500 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $627 (+42.8%)	$790 → $881 (+11.5%)

Schleicher County

Population

2,9832,426

Median household income

$53,229$90,141

Median home value

$77,800$113,400

Median gross rent

$439$627

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)

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
Under 5	7.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	12.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	6.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	18.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	8.1%
75 and over	6.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	50.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	52.8%	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
No high school diploma	19.0%	22.0%
High school graduate	26.8%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
Drove alone	75.9%	73.9%
Carpooled	8.1%	20.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	3.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
1-unit, detached	88.0%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Schleicher County	Sherman County
Poverty rate	9.0%	6.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	34	18
Median year structure built	1973	1963