Sherrelwood is a census-designated place in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The population was 18,287 at the 2010 census.GeographySherrelwood is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.35km2, of which 6.29km2 is land and 0.06km2, or 0.88%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 17,657 people, 6,082 households, and 4,452 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,222.5 people per square mile (2,794.0/km²). There were 6,163 housing units at an average density of 2,520.9 per square mile (975.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.01% White, 1.21% African American, 1.18% Native American, 3.38% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 18.03% from other races, and 4.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.83% of the population.There were 6,082 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.31.