CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sheridan

Colorado · 4,976 residents · 2.23 sq mi

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Sheridan is a city of 4,976 people in Colorado. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 29% less than in Colorado as a whole. The poverty rate is 20.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $63,300. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,976

−11%vs 2000

vs 5,600 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(364)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(520)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(312)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(352)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(330)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(887)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(701)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(427)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(427)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(409)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(195)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(52)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,517

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,984 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,194

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,635 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$400

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $534 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.9% in 2000

42.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.2%(3,427)

Black1.8%(99)

Hispanic / Latino32.5%(1,821)

Asian1.6%(90)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(4,375)

Black1.8%(90)

Hispanic / Latino21.9%(1,092)

Asian1%(48)

Other9.3%(463)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican31.5%(1,894)

Spaniard2.7%(163)

Puerto Rican1.6%(98)

South American0.5%(30)

Peruvian0.4%(23)

Venezuelan0.1%(7)

Central American0.1%(6)

Salvadoran0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi2.7%(165)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.1%(69)

Ancestry

German17%(1,019)

English11%(659)

Irish10.8%(650)

American2.9%(173)

Italian2.7%(161)

French2.2%(133)

Norwegian1.7%(101)

Welsh1.5%(91)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(82)

Iranian1.1%(67)

Russian1%(62)

Polish0.6%(36)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(32)

Swedish0.5%(29)

Ethiopian0.4%(22)

British0.3%(21)

Dutch0.3%(21)

Ukrainian0.3%(20)

Finnish0.3%(19)

French Canadian0.3%(17)

Arab0.2%(15)

Lebanese0.2%(15)

Scottish0.2%(15)

Danish0.2%(14)

Czech0.2%(13)

Kenyan0.2%(10)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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 married49.6%(1,141)

Married37.6%(866)

Widowed2%(46)

Divorced10.8%(248)

Women 15+

Never married34%(844)

Married35.3%(876)

Widowed3.6%(89)

Divorced27.1%(671)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 21.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.8%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.2%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% 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)39.8%(100)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(69)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.2%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 251 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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