Sherman, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Sherman: | $139,463 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 848 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 937 (14 farm, 923 nonfarm))
Houses: 449 (374 occupied: 340 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 11 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $39,305.
Median contract rent in 2022: $473 (lower quartile is $258, upper quartile is $727)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $545
Median gross rent in Sherman, ME in 2022: $640
Housing units in Sherman with a mortgage: 111 (4 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 116
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 69,865- In family households: 56,286 (14,401 male householders, 5,177 female householders)
15,342 spouses, 17,272 children (15,805 natural, 490 adopted, 977 stepchildren), 906 grandchildren, 388 brothers or sisters, 444 parents, foster children, 351 other relatives, 1,729 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13,579 (5,454 male householders (4,306 living alone)), 5,929 female householders (5,219 living alone)), 2,196 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,005 (780 institutionalized population)
11,978 married couples with children.
3,458 single-parent households (967 men, 2,491 women).
97.2% of residents of Sherman speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 7 (0.8%)
(14.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 3.9 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sherman, Maine
- 4no bedroom
- 111 bedroom
- 712 bedrooms
- 1623 bedrooms
- 844 bedrooms
- 85+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 132 bedrooms
- 93 bedrooms
- 24 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 6no vehicle
- 1011 vehicle
- 1402 vehicles
- 693 vehicles
- 184 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman in renter-occupied apartments
- 8no vehicle
- 171 vehicle
- 92 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman, Maine
- 41 room
- 02 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 364 rooms
- 965 rooms
- 996 rooms
- 457 rooms
- 378 rooms
- 169+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 83 rooms
- 44 rooms
- 125 rooms
- 26 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 88 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Sherman, ME household income distribution
- 2,145Less than $10,000
- 3,765$10,000 to $19,999
- 2,947$20,000 to $29,999
- 3,069$30,000 to $39,999
- 2,686$40,000 to $49,999
- 2,002$50,000 to $59,999
- 3,481$60,000 to $74,999
- 3,435$75,000 to $99,999
- 2,347$100,000 to $124,999
- 2,116$125,000 to $149,999
- 1,049$150,000 to $199,999
- 906$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.3%
Number of people working at home: 57 (14.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 19
- 5 to 9 minutes: 47
- 10 to 14 minutes: 38
- 15 to 19 minutes: 58
- 20 to 24 minutes: 27
- 25 to 29 minutes: 10
- 30 to 34 minutes: 16
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 26
- 45 to 59 minutes: 28
- 60 to 89 minutes: 31
- 90 or more minutes: 32
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 259 (71.9%)
- Carpooled: 56 (15.6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1.4%)
- Walked: 20 (5.6%)
- Other means: 2 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 18 (5.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sherman, Maine
- 81995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 21985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 2Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 319 (29.1%)
- English: 225 (20.5%)
- French: 189 (17.3%)
- United States: 78 (7.1%)
- German: 73 (6.7%)
- Other: 70 (6.4%)
- Scottish: 49 (4.5%)
- Scotch-Irish: 26 (2.4%)
- Dutch: 12 (1.1%)
- Norwegian: 11 (1.0%)
- Italian: 8 (0.7%)
- Polish: 8 (0.7%)
- Swedish: 8 (0.7%)
- French Canadian: 6 (0.5%)
- Welsh: 5 (0.5%)
- Hungarian: 4 (0.4%)
- Danish: 2 (0.2%)
- Portuguese: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Sherman: | 100.0% (12) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 802
- Other state: 119
- Northeast: 90
- Midwest: 6
- South: 13
- West: 10
82% of Sherman residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 5
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 22
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 10
- 11th grade: 2
- 12th grade, no diploma: 5
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 178
- Less than 1 year of college: 9
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 48
- Associate degree: 21
- Bachelor's degree: 11
- Master's degree: 12
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 2
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 13
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 16
- 11th grade: 9
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 185
- Less than 1 year of college: 8
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 48
- Associate degree: 17
- Bachelor's degree: 22
- Master's degree: 8
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 371
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 13
- Mobile homes: 57
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,186
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.8%
- 70.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.8%Wood
- 1.8%Coal or coke
- 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 64.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.4%Electricity
- 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
