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

Demographics

People

Total Population	783
Male Share of the Population	35.4%
Female Share of the Population	64.6%
Senior Citizens	21.2%
Employed Population 16+	263
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	43.6%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.9%
Median Earnings25+	$21,944
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,714

Wealth

Median Family Income	$37,344
% Above Poverty Level	64.1%
% Below Poverty Level	35.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	2.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	1.1%

Housing

People Living Alone	32.7%
Median Gross Rent	$563
Median House Value	$101,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	46.2%
Irish	17.4%
German	7.4%
English	5.5%
Scottish	3.6%
Danishn	1%
Norwegian	0.3%
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Sherman Almanac

Category	Value
County	Pontotoc County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	38869
Phone Area Codes	662
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	34.35
Approximate Longitude	-88.83

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	TUPELO RGNL AP
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	48 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	49 to 75 F
Annual Precip	55.8 inches

Station	VERONA EXPERIMENT STN
Distance	13.1 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 50 F
Apr Temp	49 to 73 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	49 to 75 F
Annual Precip	55.6 inches

Station	PONTOTOC EXP STN
Distance	17.1 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	49 to 72 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	51 to 75 F
Annual Precip	58.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Blue Springs	329	$50,556
Ecru	1,237	$56,731
Guntown	2,654	$70,871
Pontotoc	5,997	$53,977
Saltillo	4,991	$93,782
Tupelo	38,270	$60,133

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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