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Sheridan, WY

18,660 Population
12.7 square miles 1,471.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 42.4 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Wyoming: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$34,684 ±$2,783 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: $37,291 ±$1,969
  • a little less than the amount in Wyoming: $36,288 ±$531
$52,104 ±$4,069 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: $62,531 ±$5,074
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wyoming: $68,002 ±$1,091

10.8% ±2.8% (1,946  ±501) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 8.9% † 2,658 (±1.8% / ±537)
  • about the same as the rate in Wyoming: 10.7% 60,482 (±0.5% / ±2,645)

11.7 minutes ±1.5 (97,830  ±13,495) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 16 220,860 (±1.1 / ±17,503)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Wyoming: 18.1 4,746,280 (±0.4 / ±106,279)

Families

8,182 ±345 Number of households
  • the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 13,003 ±362
  • Wyoming: 230,653 ±1,540
2.2 ±0.1 (17,997  ±115) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 2.3 29,957 (±0.1 / ±145)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wyoming: 2.4 563,599 (±0)

3.7% ±2.7% (153  ±113) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 3.7% † 237 (±2% / ±130)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wyoming: 6.2% 7,909 (±0.5% / ±634)

Housing

8,767 ±279 Number of housing units
  • the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 14,817 ±67
  • Wyoming: 271,818 ±209

$250,400 ±$15,447 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: $289,800 ±$12,840
  • a little higher than the amount in Wyoming: $237,900 ±$2,915

18.1% ±3.5% (3,363  ±645) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 16.5% † 5,043 (±2.5% / ±762.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wyoming: 16.2% 92,262 (±0.6% / ±3,313.4)

Social

96.4% ±5.8% (12,127  ±825.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 95.8% 20,786 (±4.7% / ±1,034.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wyoming: 93.7% 365,729 (±1.1% / ±4,148.2)
31.9% ±3.4% (4,012  ±442.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 31.2% 6,778 (±2.6% / ±568.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wyoming: 28.5% 111,283 (±0.6% / ±2,342.2)

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

2.5% ±1.2% (469  ±219) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 2.2% † 690 (±0.7% / ±220)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wyoming: 3.4% 19,660 (±0.2% / ±1,303)

11.5% ±2.2% (1,639  ±322) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Sheridan, WY Micro Area: 11.1% † 2,655 (±1.6% / ±376)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wyoming: 9.9% 43,326 (±0.3% / ±1,347)
1,639 Total veterans ±322 1,459 Male ±283 180 Female ±117

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