County profile
Sherman County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2539 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 43% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$404.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,889
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
259
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,763
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$61.8k±$11.3k
Bachelor's degree+
24.1%±5.5%
Poverty rate
10.2%±4.2%
Business applications
74 · 2025
Retail establishments
38
65.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care29%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation22%
Wholesale trade15%
Finance & insurance6%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,763
residents · 2025 · -2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $57.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−80
International migration−14
Natural change−57
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$284.9M2019
$312.5M2020
$378.1M2021
$443.2M2022
$427.7M2023
$404.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$136.7k±$25.4k
Median gross rent
$913/mo±$82/mo
Vacancy rate
16.6%±5.2%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$839.0k
7 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
11.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$932/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 85Strong wind 80Winter weather 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2212016
2202017
2242018
2322019
2482020
2812021
3062022
2982023
3702024
3302025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 250% since 202122021
22022
02023
72024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.5 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
1.2 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
521.5 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
135.3 km
MC COOK BEN NELSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sherman?
Sherman's economy produced $404.8M in 2024, contracting 5.4% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.