Average household size in Sherman County

Average household size in Sherman County was 2.2 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.7% from 2023. That is the 77th highest of 93 counties in 2024.

2024, persons per household2.2
Change on 2023-2.7%
Series high2.32023
Series low2.22024

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Average household size in Sherman County, 2021 to 2024

2.22.222.242.2620212022202320242021: 2.2 persons per household2022: 2.2 persons per household2023: 2.3 persons per household2024: 2.2 persons per household2.22.222.242.26202120242021: 2.2 persons per household2022: 2.2 persons per household2023: 2.3 persons per household2024: 2.2 persons per household
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodpersons per household
20242.2
20232.3
20222.2
20212.2

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place2024
Sherman County2.2
Nebraska2.4
United States2.5

Sherman County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 2.3 persons per householdAntelope County: 2.4 persons per householdArthur County: 2.6 persons per householdBanner County: 2.4 persons per householdBlaine County: 2.1 persons per householdBoone County: 2.4 persons per householdBox Butte County: 2.3 persons per householdBoyd County: 2.2 persons per householdBrown County: 2.2 persons per householdBuffalo County: 2.4 persons per householdBurt County: 2.3 persons per householdButler County: 2.4 persons per householdCass County: 2.5 persons per householdCedar County: 2.4 persons per householdChase County: 2.4 persons per householdCherry County: 2.4 persons per householdCheyenne County: 2.1 persons per householdClay County: 2.4 persons per householdColfax County: 2.9 persons per householdCuming County: 2.3 persons per householdCuster County: 2.3 persons per householdDakota County: 2.8 persons per householdDawes County: 2.1 persons per householdDawson County: 2.6 persons per householdDeuel County: 2.2 persons per householdDixon County: 2.5 persons per householdDodge County: 2.4 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.4 persons per householdDundy County: 2.2 persons per householdFillmore County: 2.3 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.2 persons per householdFrontier County: 2.3 persons per householdFurnas County: 2.2 persons per householdGage County: 2.3 persons per householdGarden County: 2 persons per householdGarfield County: 2.4 persons per householdGosper County: 2.4 persons per householdGrant County: 2.1 persons per householdGreeley County: 2.3 persons per householdHall County: 2.5 persons per householdHamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHarlan County: 2.3 persons per householdHayes County: 2.2 persons per householdHitchcock County: 2.3 persons per householdHolt County: 2.5 persons per householdHooker County: 1.9 persons per householdHoward County: 2.6 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.3 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.5 persons per householdKearney County: 2.4 persons per householdKeith County: 2 persons per householdKeya Paha County: 2.7 persons per householdKimball County: 2.1 persons per householdKnox County: 2.4 persons per householdLancaster County: 2.3 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.2 persons per householdLogan County: 2.6 persons per householdLoup County: 2.4 persons per householdMcPherson County: 2.2 persons per householdMadison County: 2.4 persons per householdMerrick County: 2.4 persons per householdMorrill County: 2.3 persons per householdNance County: 2.4 persons per householdNemaha County: 2.3 persons per householdNuckolls County: 2.1 persons per householdOtoe County: 2.5 persons per householdPawnee County: 2.3 persons per householdPerkins County: 2.3 persons per householdPhelps County: 2.3 persons per householdPierce County: 2.5 persons per householdPlatte County: 2.5 persons per householdPolk County: 2.4 persons per householdRed Willow County: 2.3 persons per householdRichardson County: 2.1 persons per householdRock County: 2.1 persons per householdSaline County: 2.7 persons per householdSarpy County: 2.7 persons per householdSaunders County: 2.6 persons per householdScotts Bluff County: 2.3 persons per householdSeward County: 2.4 persons per householdSheridan County: 2.3 persons per householdSherman County: 2.2 persons per householdSioux County: 2.4 persons per householdStanton County: 2.5 persons per householdThayer County: 2.3 persons per householdThomas County: 1.9 persons per householdThurston County: 3.3 persons per householdValley County: 2.2 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.3 persons per householdWebster County: 2.2 persons per householdWheeler County: 2.4 persons per householdYork County: 2.4 persons per household
  • Under 2.2
  • 2.2 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 and over
Average household size, 2024, persons per household. Sherman County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Average household size, Sherman County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Sherman County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/sherman-county-nebraska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Average household size, Sherman County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/sherman-county-nebraska.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Sherman County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/sherman-county-nebraska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average household size in Sherman County?

Average household size in Sherman County was 2.2 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.7% from 2023. That is the 77th highest of 93 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household size in Sherman County?

2.3 persons per household in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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