Sherwood

Population: 388
Median household income: $56,645
Median home value: $72,500

Sherwood, a community in Branch County, Michigan, has 388 residents. At $56,645, its median household income sits below Branch County's $61,958.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sherwood's population grew 9.9% from 353 to 388, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $52,100 to $72,500.

Owners occupy 87.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 388
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,645
Median home value: $72,500
Median gross rent: $738
Housing units: 134
Homeownership rate: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Unemployment rate: 12.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

353388

Median household income

$44,375$56,645

Median home value

$52,100$72,500

Median gross rent

$738$738

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	353	$44,375	$52,100	$738
2020	507	$45,655	$52,500	$700
2021	487	$47,961	$58,500	$750
2022	448	$53,092	$65,000	$825
2023	388	$56,645	$72,500	$738

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	2.3%
5 to 17	95	24.5%
18 to 24	39	10.1%
25 to 34	62	16.0%
35 to 44	42	10.8%
45 to 54	50	12.9%
55 to 64	52	13.4%
65 to 74	26	6.7%
75 and over	13	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	361	93.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	2.8%
Two or more races	9	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate48.6%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree2.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	24.9%
High school graduate	119	48.6%
Some college or associate's	57	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	5	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89	79.5%
Carpooled	14	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.6%
Other means	5	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	2.8%
15 to 29 min	66	61.1%
30 to 44 min	30	27.8%
45 to 59 min	3	2.8%
60+ min	6	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 14.7% (57 of 388)

	Count	Share
Family households	82	64.6%
Nonfamily households	45	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	127	94.8%
Vacant	7	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	111	87.4%
Renter-occupied	16	12.6%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	114	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2673420
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9997, -85.2394