Moving to Sherrills Ford, North Carolina

Population: 941
Males: 463 (49.2%), Females: 478 (50.8%)

Catawba County

Zip code: 28673

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $41,406
Median house value: $114,200

Population by Race

Races in Sherrills Ford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
  • Black (13.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (24.0%), German (14.6%), English (9.0%), Polish (5.1%), Irish (4.0%), Scottish (4.0%).

Elevation: 670 feet

Land area: 7.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sherrills Ford

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sherrills Ford CDP

  • Never married: 13.8%
  • Now married: 70.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sherrills Ford:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sherrills Ford:

  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 29 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 29 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 65 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sherrills Ford:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sherrills Ford:

  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 24 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 28 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Public primary/middle school in Sherrills Ford:

  • SHERRILLS FORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 646; Location: 8103 SHERRILLS FORD ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)