Sherman, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,440
Male Share of the Population	47.5%
Female Share of the Population	52.5%
Senior Citizens	22.6%
Employed Population 16+	2,177
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	64.5%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	41.4%
Median Earnings25+	$61,087
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,219

Wealth

Median Family Income	$118,681
% Above Poverty Level	98.4%
% Below Poverty Level	1.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	1.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	1.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	28.5%
Median Gross Rent	$894
Median House Value	$227,700

Ancestry

German	34.3%
Irish	17.8%
English	14.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	11.6%
Italian	7.3%
French Except Basque	3.6%
Swedish	1.9%
Welsh	1.8%
Dutch	1.7%
Danishn	1.3%
Norwegian	1%
Australian	0.8%
Scottish	0.7%
Arab	0.5%
Lebanese	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Slovak	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
Slovene	0.3%
Polish	0.2%
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Sherman Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sangamon County
Standard Zip Codes	62684
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.88
Approximate Longitude	-89.6

Sherman Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SPRINGFIELD CAPITAL AP
Distance	5.1 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 33 F
Apr Temp	42 to 63 F
Jul Temp	66 to 87 F
Oct Temp	44 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35.5 inches

Station	MASON CITY 1 W
Distance	21.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 33 F
Apr Temp	41 to 65 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	44 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35.7 inches

Station	MOWEAQUA
Distance	36.1 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 34 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	64 to 88 F
Oct Temp	42 to 68 F
Annual Precip	37.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cantrall	223	$129,375
Grandview	1,453	$45,875
Spaulding	950	$102,500
Springfield	116,459	$72,987
Williamsville	1,423	$95,357

Sherman Public Libraries

Sherman Public Library District
2100 EAST ANDREW ROAD
Sherman, Illinois
(217) 496-2496

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Sherman Public Schools

Sherman Elem School
312 South St
ZIP: 62684
(217) 496-2021
Primary
Total Enrollment 563

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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