Sheridan, WY | Data USA (2024)

The largest universities in Sheridan, WY are Northern Wyoming Community College District (672 degrees awarded in 2022).

Sheridan, WY borders Gillette, WY.

As of 2022, 99% of Sheridan, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sheridan, WY was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sheridan, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2022, there were 35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.2k people) in Sheridan, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 807 White (Hispanic) and 593 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.72% of the people in Sheridan, WY are hispanic (1.47k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sheridan, WY as a share of the total population.

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,502 Wyoming residents, followed by China with 1,001 and Canada with 993.

As of 2022, 2.13% of Sheridan, WY residents (665 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sheridan, WY was 2.24%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sheridan, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Sheridan, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sheridan, WY grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 15.2k employees to 15.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sheridan, WY, are Management Occupations (2,344 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,594 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,559 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sheridan, WY.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sheridan, WY grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 15.2k employees to 15.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sheridan, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,388 people), Construction (1,890 people), and Educational Services (1,630 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sheridan, WY, though some of these residents may live in Sheridan, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($155,921), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,036), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,625), Wholesale Trade ($50,083), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,695).

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 69.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wyoming for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing Wyoming.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Sheridan, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Sheridan, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

The largest universities in Sheridan, WY by number of degrees awarded are Northern Wyoming Community College District (672 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Sheridan, WY are General Studies (93 and 13.8%), Diesel Mechanics Technology (66 and 9.82%), and (64 and 9.52%).

In 2022 there were 3,596 students enrolled in Sheridan, WY, 46.2% men and 53.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,987 records, of which 53.7% were women and 46.3% men.

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Sheridan, WY was General Studies with 93 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Sheridan, WY according to their major.

In 2022, 284 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sheridan, WY, which is 0.732 times less than the 388 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 583 degrees mean that there were 14.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 40 degrees awarded.

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

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Public, 2-year ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,680) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

In 2022, 0.512% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.566% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (129k), Some college (119k), and Bachelors Degree (74.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sheridan, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sheridan, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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In 2022, 69% of the housing units in Sheridan, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sheridan, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sheridan, WY was Teton County, WY with a value of $108,279, followed by Campbell County, WY and Sublette County, WY, with respective values of $93,315 and $85,960.

The following map shows all of the counties in Sheridan, WY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

In 2022, the median household income of the 13.1k households in Sheridan, WY grew to $68,898 from the previous year's value of $62,531.

The following chart displays the households in Sheridan, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2022, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0943% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2022, 78.3% of workers in Sheridan, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.98%) and those who worked at home (8.81%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Using averages, employees in Sheridan, WY have a shorter commute time (15.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.906% of the workforce in Sheridan, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sheridan, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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The following chart displays the households in Sheridan, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sheridan, WY have 2 cars.

8.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sheridan, WY (2.63k out of 30.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sheridan, WY is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Primary care physicians in Wyoming see an average of 1,398 patients per year. This represents a 4.64% decrease from the previous year (1,466 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wyoming in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sheridan, WY declined by 12.6% from 12% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sheridan, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.