About Sherrill

Sherrill is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,544 people and just one neighborhood, Sherrill is the 244th largest community in Iowa.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sherrill is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.1% of the Sherrill workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Sherrill is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sherrill who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.31%), sales jobs (9.00%), and farm management (7.98%).

In addition, many people in Sherrill have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 10.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Sherrill is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Sherrill, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.58% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Sherrill is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Sherrill Information and Demographics

The population of Sherrill has a very low overall level of education: only 9.86% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Sherrill in 2000 was $18,227, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,908 for a family of four.

The people who call Sherrill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sherrill is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sherrill include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Sherrill is English.