Sherwood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 11,963 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Sherwood is the 46th largest community in Oregon.

Much of the housing in Sherwood has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Sherwood economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Sherwood, where the median household income is $62,518.

Sherwood is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 sales jobs (17.03%), office and administrative support jobs (15.71%), and management occupations (14.50%).

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

As is often the case in a small city, Sherwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Sherwood Information and Demographics

The population of Sherwood is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.59% of adults in Sherwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sherwood in 2000 was $25,793, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,172 for a family of four. However, Sherwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sherwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, Norwegian, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Sherwood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.