CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sheridan

Arkansas · 3,098 residents · 12.2 sq mi

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Sheridan is a city of 3,098 people in Arkansas. Median home value sits at $48,000. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 774 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 18% more than in Arkansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,098

−20%vs 2000

vs 3,872 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

+3%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(198)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(263)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(173)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(229)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(193)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(434)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(443)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(355)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(258)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(256)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(209)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(87)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,956

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,207 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,148

−42%vs 2000

vs $19,184 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

+8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,000

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$316

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.6%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

25.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(3,759)

Black1%(37)

Hispanic / Latino1%(37)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(3,051)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(16)

Asian0.8%(24)

Other0.7%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(107)

Central American0.2%(11)

Guatemalan0.2%(11)

Puerto Rican0.1%(5)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English26.9%(1,389)

American10.6%(546)

Irish9.8%(507)

German9.5%(493)

Subsaharan African2.6%(135)

French1.4%(71)

Dutch1.4%(70)

Italian1.1%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(38)

Welsh0.7%(38)

Czech0.2%(11)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.1%(7)

Polish0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.7%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 22.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.2%(760)

Married44.1%(815)

Widowed2.4%(45)

Divorced12.2%(226)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(523)

Married43.8%(967)

Widowed12%(265)

Divorced20.5%(452)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.4%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)47.3%(177)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.4%(140)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.3%(72)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 374 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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