About Sherman Oaks

Sherman Oaks is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 29,336 people and just one neighborhood, Sherman Oaks is the 240th largest community in California.

Sherman Oaks is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sherman Oaks is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sherman Oaks who work in sales jobs (14.22%), art, media and design (13.89%), and management occupations (13.84%).

Also of interest is that Sherman Oaks has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Sherman Oaks is also a town of artists. Sherman Oaks has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sherman Oaks's character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.26% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Sherman Oaks, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Sherman Oaks is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Sherman Oaks Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sherman Oaks, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sherman Oaks is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 46.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Sherman Oaks in 2000 was $40,797, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,188 for a family of four.

Sherman Oaks is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sherman Oaks home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sherman Oaks is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sherman Oaks include Russian, German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, Armenian, and Iranian.

In addition, Sherman Oaks has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.53%).

The languages spoken by people in Sherman Oaks are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Sherman Oaks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Armenian, Hebrew, Russian, and Persian.