Sherwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 33,082 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Sherwood is the 13th largest community in Arkansas. Sherwood real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Sherwood house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sherwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 office and administrative support (16.65%), management occupations (11.81%), and healthcare (8.71%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Sherwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 city of Sherwood is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The overall education level of Sherwood citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.47% of adults in Sherwood have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Sherwood in 2022 was $36,922, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,688 for a family of four. However, Sherwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sherwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sherwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sherwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sherwood include Irish, English, German, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Sherwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
