Sherman is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 45,264 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Sherman is the 82nd largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.15% 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.

The population of Sherman overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Sherman, 22.56% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sherman in 2018 was $30,605, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,420 for a family of four. However, Sherman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sherman is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sherman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sherman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sherman also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sherman include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Sherman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.