Sherwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 21,546 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Sherwood is the 18th largest community in Arkansas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sherwood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sherwood is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sherwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.25%), sales jobs (15.84%), and management occupations (9.97%).

For most residents of Sherwood, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 99% of people in Sherwood drive alone to work on most days, making Sherwood a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Sherwood's landscape.

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

Sherwood Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Sherwood citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 24.83% of adults in Sherwood have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Sherwood in 2000 was $21,515, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,060 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Sherwood is English.