Sherwood Manor, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

5,706

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.9

1.15% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.98%

24.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$90,821

5.66% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Sherwood Manor, CT is home to a population of 5.71k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.66% of Sherwood Manor, CT residents were born outside of the country (323 people).

In 2024, there were 12.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.45k people) in Sherwood Manor, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 346 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 196 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Sherwood Manor, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sherwood Manor, CT was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sherwood Manor, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sherwood Manor, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.45k ± 694
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
346 ± 313
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
196 ± 164

13.1%

Hispanic Population

748 people

13.1% of the people in Sherwood Manor, CT are hispanic (748 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sherwood Manor, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

5.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

323 people

5.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

310 people

As of 2024, 5.66% of Sherwood Manor, CT residents (323 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sherwood Manor, CT was 5.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
138 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
40 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
29 ± 32

Sherwood Manor, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sherwood Manor, CT.

Economy

The economy of Sherwood Manor, CT employs 3.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sherwood Manor, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (448 people), Retail Trade (444 people), and Manufacturing (357 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($96,250), Public Administration ($85,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,281).

Employment

Occupations

3.05k

2024 Value

± 490

−0.812%

1 Year decline

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sherwood Manor, CT declined at a rate of −0.812%, from 3.08k employees to 3.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sherwood Manor, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (473 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (380 people), and Management Occupations (312 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sherwood Manor, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.05k

2024 Value

± 490

−0.812%

1 Year decline

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sherwood Manor, CT declined at a rate of −0.812%, from 3.08k employees to 3.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sherwood Manor, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (448 people), Retail Trade (444 people), and Manufacturing (357 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sherwood Manor, CT, though some of these residents may live in Sherwood Manor, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,801

Median earning men ± $12,845

$43,519

Median earning women ± $5,203

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($103,500), Manufacturing ($102,672), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($78,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,278), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,292).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sherwood Manor, CT was $255,300 in 2024, which is 0.767 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $241,100 to $255,300, a 5.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Sherwood Manor, CT is 80.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sherwood Manor, CT have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sherwood Manor, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$255,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,062

$1,845

Median Property Taxes

±$239

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 Sherwood Manor, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sherwood Manor, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.3% of the housing units in Sherwood Manor, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sherwood Manor, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$90,821

Median Household Income

± $7,351

2.3k

Number of Households

± 315

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.3k households in Sherwood Manor, CT declined from $90,821 from the previous year's value of $96,274.

The following chart displays the households in Sherwood Manor, CT 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 Sherwood Manor, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Carpooled (4.93%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Sherwood Manor, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.93%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sherwood Manor, CT have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.6% of the workforce in Sherwood Manor, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sherwood Manor, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sherwood Manor, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sherwood Manor, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.98% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sherwood Manor, CT (284 out of 5.71k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sherwood Manor, CT is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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

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

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

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