COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melstone vs Sheridan
PLACE A
Melstone, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Sheridan, Wyoming
Melstone is 99% smaller than Sheridan. Melstone earns more, with a median household income $2,758 higher. Melstone has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 7%).
MELSTONESHERIDANDIFFERENCE
Total population14720,015−99% vs Sheridan
Population density2391,578−1,339
Population growth31.3%7.4%+23.8 pts
Median age47.539.1+8.4
Male48.8%49.2%−0.5 pts
Female51.2%50.8%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.5%86.4%+1.1 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other12.5%4.6%+7.9 pts
Median household income$65,625$62,867+$2,758
Per capita income$35,579$39,522−$3,943
Poverty rate17.5%12.5%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.446−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%29.0%−19.5 pts
Graduate degree3.8%10.3%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.9%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation85.2%65.4%+19.8 pts
Median home value$156,300$340,600−$184,300
Median gross rent$673$936−$263
Owner-occupied93.5%62.1%+31.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%4.6%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%45.5%+54.5 pts
Average commute27.712.8+14.9
Worked from home12.8%5.8%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured3.8%9.3%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025