Sheridan County is home to 32,055 people in Wyoming. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 13 people per square mile. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The median age is 42.7, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,388, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sheridan County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,444 → $394,900(+183%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.3% → 89.2%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)18.3%(508)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(512)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.6%(1,214)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(116)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,783 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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Over time
Sheridan County, decade by decade
Sheridan County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
23,562
$59,455
$139,444
17.6%
9.0
2000
26,560
$62,916
$179,069
22.4%
13.0
2010
29,116
$69,254
$304,833
23.1%
16.3
2020
30,921
$71,971
$344,461
30.6%
25.7
2024
32,055
$71,388
$394,900
31.1%
24.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
