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Texas·Grayson County
10 tracts·42K people·$244K median·906/mi²
White 61 · Hispanic 21 · Black 9 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 29 · Other 28
Health 31 · Retail 19 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 25 · Production · transport 16 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sherman is $243,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Sherman has 46,397 residents across 8 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.3; the population is 61.0% White, 21.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Black, 4.6% Multiracial, 2.5% Asian and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.7% (Census ACS).
FAIRVIEW EL (45%), HENRY W SORY EL (42%) and PERCY W NEBLETT EL (37%) lead the elementary schools; PINER MIDDLE (37%) and SHERMAN MIDDLE (30%) lead the middle schools; SHERMAN H S is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,324/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sherman is $58,859 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sherman, median rent is $1,324/month and the median home value is $243,500 (Census ACS).
Sherman reported 4.2 violent crimes and 14.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 42 inches; snowfall averages 5 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sherman are ice storm (97), hail (96) and tornado (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sherman, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).