As of the 2020 United States census, there were 32,731 people, 12,337 households, and 8,324 families residing in the city.

Additionally, the city has formed an Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to respond in cases of natural or man-made disasters.

Outpatient services include lab, radiology, as well as clinics for GI medicine and Neurology.

The community of Gravel Ridge, located at 34°52′12″N 92°11′13″W / 34.87000°N 92.18694°W / 34.87000; -92.18694 (34.870068, -92.187069), was a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County[11] that was annexed into the city of Sherwood in 2008.

Gravel Ridge was formally annexed during the Sherwood city council meeting on April 28, 2008,[12] during which the territory comprising the one-time census designated place was divided along Arkansas Highway 107 into additions to the first and second wards of Sherwood.

In 2008, LISA Academy North opened as a public charter school focused on STEM fields.

The Central Arkansas Library System includes the Amy Sanders Library in Sherwood, which is a 9,800 square feet (910 m2) facility that offers a variety of books, DVDs, public computers, and wireless Internet access.

The library, named in 1988 in honor of Amy Sanders, Sherwood's city clerk for more than 14 years, offers numerous children's programs.

[15] The Sherwood Voice is a local weekly newspaper serving the city and its nearby communities in Pulaski County with its print publication and website.

As a community newspaper, articles are centered around local news, issues, classified ads and events.

Sherwood is home to the several radio stations: The primary mode of local transportation in Sherwood is the automobile, though efforts have been made to increase the availability of alternative modes of transportation, including biking and walking paths, wide sidewalks, and buses.

A petition was circulated to hold an election on the issue, but the Sherwood City Council voted to go ahead with the acquisition despite Mayor Hillman's objections.

The issue was last discussed at the Sherwood city council meeting at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, September 24, 2007.

A re-zoning sign was placed on the North Hills property the week before Christmas of that year.

On July 21, 2008, the Sherwood City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the settlement of all litigated claims related to the property and structures commonly referred to as North Hill Country Club, which allowed the City of Sherwood to purchase of this property.

Since the spring of 2010, the city operates the property as The Greens at North Hills Municipal Golf Course.

[18] On July 28, 2010, the originally named Sylvan Hills Country Club Golf Course constructed in 1927 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[21] These funds were taken from the city's checking account through an unauthorized online electronic transfer.

Nikki Petree was released on August 25, 2016, after spending 35 days in county jail for bouncing a $28.93 check five years ago.

[22][23] Judge Milas Hale, who is accused of running a modern-day debtors' prison in Sherwood, Ark., sentenced the mother to jail; the Huffington Post[23] reports Petree has been arrested seven times in connection with that charge and paid at least $640 to the city for the charge.

The judge and the city are facing a federal lawsuit over their alleged practice of unconstitutionally jailing defendants who are unable to pay court fines, fees, and costs.