Demographics of Sheridan County, Nebraska

Sheridan County, Nebraska had 4,809 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −293 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sheridan County, in four figures

4,809
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.7%
Change since July 2020: −293 people.; 46.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,121 ±$4,576
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sheridan County, Nebraska's population shrank 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sheridan County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Sheridan County, Nebraska's population shrank 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sheridan County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,102	100.0	100.0
2021	5,080	99.6	100.2
2022	5,003	98.1	100.7
2023	4,929	96.6	101.6
2024	4,900	96.0	102.5
2025	4,809	94.3	103.1

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Population of Sheridan County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,102	−32	−13	0	−17
2021	5,080	−22	−39	+1	+14
2022	5,003	−77	−25	+4	−56
2023	4,929	−74	−20	+2	−56
2024	4,900	−29	−37	+3	+6
2025	4,809	−91	−41	+2	−50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.1 ±0.8: for men 44.9 ±0.8 and for women 47.8 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sheridan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	308 ±29	6.1% ±0.6	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	762 ±77	15.2% ±1.5	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	355 ±75	7.1% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,018 ±98	20.3% ±2.0	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,181 ±93	23.6% ±1.8	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,390 ±135	27.7% ±2.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,121 ±$4,576, and income per person $38,071 ±$5,448, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sheridan County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	354 ±83	16.8% ±3.9	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	429 ±86	20.4% ±4.0	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	473 ±85	22.4% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	298 ±66	14.1% ±3.1	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	295 ±69	14.0% ±3.2	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	146 ±44	6.9% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	113 ±37	5.4% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sheridan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	546 ±122	11.3% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	151 ±44	14.7% ±4.1	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	269 ±73	12.2% ±3.2	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	126 ±51	7.9% ±3.1	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sheridan County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sheridan County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	2,704 ±26	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.0% ±3.5	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.0% ±3.6	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.1% ±1.4	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.9% ±4.1	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$113,400 ±$10,384	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$738 ±$68	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±4	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sheridan County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	270 ±0	5.4% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,035 ±32	80.5% ±0.6	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3 to 59	0.1% to 1.2%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	70 ±5	1.4% ±0.1	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	426 ±84	8.5% ±1.7	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 37	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	163 ±76	3.3% ±1.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sheridan County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	3,024 ±176	60.3% ±3.5	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,836 ±172	36.6% ±3.4	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 55	< 0.1% to 1.1%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	126 ±38	2.5% ±0.8	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	74 ±35	1.5% ±0.7	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 78	0.5% to 1.6%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sheridan County among the counties of Nebraska

56th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Sheridan County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fillmore County	5,458	−2.0%
Boone County	5,355	−0.1%
Polk County	5,270	+1.1%
Johnson County	5,218	−1.4%
Thayer County	4,842	−3.6%
Sheridan County	4,809	−5.7%
Furnas County	4,524	−2.2%
Morrill County	4,404	−3.3%
Nuckolls County	4,100	+0.2%
Valley County	4,094	+0.9%
Chase County	3,718	−4.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 56 Counties by population in Nebraska
No. 86 Counties by population growth in Nebraska

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026