Sherman County, OR

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2022 Population

1,900

6.5% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

45.7

0.218% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

15.5%

28.8% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$57,171

6.65% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$186,300

18.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sherman County, OR had a population of 1.9k people with a median age of 45.7 and a median household income of $57,171. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sherman County, OR grew from 1,784 to 1,900, a 6.5% increase and its median household income grew from $53,606 to $57,171, a 6.65% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sherman County, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.53%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.47%), Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (1.95%), and White (Hispanic) (0.842%).

None of the households in Sherman County, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Sherman County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Sherman County, OR was $186,300, and the homeownership rate was 70%.

Most people in Sherman County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Sherman County, OR was 3 cars per household.

Sherman County, OR borders Gilliam County, OR, Wasco County, OR, and Klickitat County, WA.

United States Oregon

Population & Diversity

Sherman County, OR is home to a population of 1.9k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.84% of Sherman County, OR residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2022, there were 19.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.66k people) in Sherman County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 86 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 66 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

98.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.6% of Sherman County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sherman County, OR was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sherman County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sherman County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.66k ± 133
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
86 ± 42.2
Two+ (Hispanic)
66 ± 39.7

5.05%

Hispanic Population

96 people

5.05% of the people in Sherman County, OR are hispanic (96 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sherman County, OR as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.84%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

1.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

25 people

As of 2022, 1.84% of Sherman County, OR residents (35 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sherman County, OR was 1.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sherman County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
66 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
46 ± 36
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 22

Sherman County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sherman County, OR employs 811 people. The largest industries in Sherman County, OR are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (148 people), Public Administration (106 people), and Retail Trade (76 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($232,788), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,250), and Utilities ($62,500).

Employment

Occupations

811

2022 Value

± 106

5.32%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sherman County, OR grew at a rate of 5.32%, from 770 employees to 811 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sherman County, OR, are Management Occupations (164 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (70 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sherman County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

811

2022 Value

± 106

5.32%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sherman County, OR grew at a rate of 5.32%, from 770 employees to 811 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sherman County, OR, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (148 people), Public Administration (106 people), and Retail Trade (76 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sherman County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Sherman County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,875

Median earning men ± $4,628

$33,875

Median earning women ± $6,920

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($65,417), Construction ($59,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($232,981), Public Administration ($55,774), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,559).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

5
Retail Trade
5
Wholesale Trade
4
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sherman County, OR went to Donald J. Trump with 76.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.99%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (76.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.99%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Sherman County, OR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sherman County, OR was $186,300 in 2022, which is 0.661 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $157,800 to $186,300, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Sherman County, OR is 70%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sherman County, OR have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sherman County, OR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$186,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$31,724

$539

Median Property Taxes

±$77

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sherman County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sherman County, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70%

Homeownership

2022

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70% of the housing units in Sherman County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sherman County, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9501

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Sherman County, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,171

Median Household Income

± $4,752

770

Number of Households

± 95

In 2022, the median household income of the 770 households in Sherman County, OR grew to $57,171 from the previous year's value of $53,606.

The following chart displays the households in Sherman County, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sherman County, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (7.1%)

In 2022, 74.7% of workers in Sherman County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sherman County, OR have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.55% of the workforce in Sherman County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sherman County, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sherman County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sherman County, OR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sherman County, OR (295 out of 1.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sherman County, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Pacific Islander.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.4% of the population of Sherman County, OR has health coverage, with 40.6% on employee plans, 25.8% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.32% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.6% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.58%

Uninsured

40.6%

Employer Coverage

25.8%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

1.32%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sherman County, OR declined by 13.9% from 4.15% to 3.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sherman County, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Sherman County, OR.

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