COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sheridan County

Nebraska · 6,750 residents · 2,440 sq mi

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Sheridan County is home to 6,750 people in Nebraska. The typical home is worth $28,900. The median age is 38.0, about 5 years above the US median. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $269 a month. The median household earns $19,237, about 36% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,750

+9%vs 2000

vs 6,198 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 42.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,440 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(405)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(609)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(566)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(432)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(261)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.8%(799)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(885)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(655)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(730)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(737)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(442)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(229)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,237

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,484 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,891

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,844 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,900

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(5,430)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(91)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(6,267)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(51)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other6.9%(466)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(179)

Cuban0.6%(31)

Puerto Rican0.4%(19)

Central American0.1%(5)

Guatemalan0.1%(3)

Panamanian0%(2)

South American0%(1)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(29)

Nepalese0.4%(19)

Asian Indian0.2%(11)

Laotian0.1%(7)

Japanese0%(2)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

German34%(1,703)

English11.9%(596)

Irish7.5%(375)

American5.5%(275)

Norwegian3.5%(176)

British2.7%(134)

Czech2.3%(116)

Dutch2.1%(105)

Swedish1.8%(89)

Scottish1.5%(73)

French1.3%(66)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(62)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.2%(61)

Polish0.9%(46)

Italian0.9%(44)

Subsaharan African0.8%(42)

Swiss0.6%(31)

Nigerian0.3%(17)

Danish0.3%(16)

French Canadian0.3%(16)

Belgian0.3%(13)

Lithuanian0.2%(10)

Arab0.2%(8)

Lebanese0.2%(8)

Syrian0.2%(8)

Russian0.1%(5)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.4%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married25.7%(513)

Married63.1%(1,261)

Widowed3.9%(77)

Divorced7.4%(147)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(472)

Married56.8%(1,206)

Widowed12.7%(270)

Divorced8.2%(175)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−7.3 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.6%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.0%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)25.6%(89)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(45)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.9%(111)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.5%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 348 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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