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Sheridan township, Scott County, IA

7,464 Population
28.7 square miles 259.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Scott County: 39.4 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,989 ±$6,070 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Scott County: $43,847 ±$1,078
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$104,278 ±$13,973 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Scott County: $78,277 ±$1,709
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.7% ±2.1% (200  ±160) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Scott County: 11.5% 19,623 (±0.9% / ±1,532)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.6 minutes ±3.7 (59,215  ±8,204) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Scott County: 20.3 1,561,250 (±0.7 / ±62,142)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,062 ±177 Number of households
  • Scott County: 73,132 ±622
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (7,458  ±390) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Scott County: 2.3 171,124 (±0 / ±76)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±1.9% (26  ±30) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Scott County: 4.8% † 1,921 (±0.8% / ±330)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,126 ±190 Number of housing units
  • Scott County: 78,537 ±109
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$353,000 ±$36,042 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Scott County: $222,000 ±$4,937
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.7% ±4.3% (648  ±322.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Scott County: 13.5% 23,357 (±1.2% / ±2,108.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.9% ±9.1% (4,921  ±530.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Scott County: 94.1% 112,429 (±1.9% / ±2,206.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
53.3% ±7.1% (2,680  ±386.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Scott County: 36.6% 43,706 (±1.1% / ±1,337.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% ±0.9% (95  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Scott County: 4.8% 8,384
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±3.4% (481  ±181) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Scott County: 7.5% 10,040 (±0.6% / ±755)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
481 Total veterans ±181 421 Male ±170 60 Female ±56

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