Sherwood, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 21,511. Estimated population in July 2024: 23,149 (+7.6% change)
Males: 10,449 (48.6%), Females: 11,062 (51.4%)
Pulaski County
Zip code: 72120
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $44,838
Median house value: $91,700
Population by Race
Races in Sherwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
- Black (10.1%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (15.2%), German (14.5%), English (13.2%), Irish (11.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), French (2.4%).
Elevation: 325 feet
Land area: 13.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sherwood
- High school or higher: 90.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sherwood city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 12.3%
2.6% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,371 (+12.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Sherwood:
- ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH (2215 WILDWOOD)
- ST VINCENT REHAB HOSP IN PART HLTHSOUT (2201 WILDWOOD AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sherwood:
- BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER – NLR (about 6 miles; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR)
- REBSAMEN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 8 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR)
- ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sherwood:
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 8 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 8 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 66 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sherwood:
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNI (about 3 miles; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: 1M1)
- DENNIS F CANTRELL FIELD (about 22 miles; CONWAY, AR; Abbreviation: M03)
- SALINE COUNTY/WATTS FIELD (about 34 miles; BENTON, AR; Abbreviation: M99)
Amtrak station near Sherwood:
- 8 miles: LITTLE ROCK (MARKHAM & VICTORY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Sherwood:
- ARKANSAS INSTITUTE OF HOLY LAND STUDIES (Location: 9700 HWY 107; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sherwood:
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 12 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 22 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 28 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 43 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
Schools
Public high school in Sherwood:
- SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,156; Location: 484 BEAR PAW RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sherwood:
- SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 925; Location: 401 DEE JAY HUDSON DR.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 635; Location: 142 HOLLYWOOD AVE.; Grades: PK – 05)
- SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 307 VERONA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 402 DEE JAY HUDSON; Grades: KG – 05)
- OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 2200 THORNHILL; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Sherwood:
- VICTORY BAPTIST ELEM SCH (Students: 236; Location: 1000 BROCKINGTON; Grades: KG – 6)
- CENTRAL ARK CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 215; Location: 117 W MARYLAND STREET; Grades: PK – 6)