Demographics of Sheridan County, Wyoming

Sheridan County, Wyoming had 33,241 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,235 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

33,241
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,235 people.; 42.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,388 ±$7,227
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, Wyoming's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sheridan County, Wyoming'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, Wyoming's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sheridan County, Wyoming'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	31,006	100.0	100.0
2021	31,670	102.1	100.2
2022	32,050	103.4	100.7
2023	32,617	105.2	101.6
2024	32,933	106.2	102.5
2025	33,241	107.2	103.1

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Population of Sheridan County, Wyoming on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	31,006	+83	0	+2	+83
2021	31,670	+664	−52	+14	+726
2022	32,050	+380	−97	+12	+457
2023	32,617	+567	−9	+37	+531
2024	32,933	+316	−25	+56	+288
2025	33,241	+308	−28	+18	+320

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.6: for men 42.5 ±0.8 and for women 42.9 ±1.0. 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	Wyoming	United States
Under 5	1,451 ±67	4.5% ±0.2	5.4% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,388 ±344	16.8% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,350 ±278	7.3% ±0.9	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,704 ±394	24.0% ±1.2	26.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,982 ±452	24.9% ±1.4	23.8% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,180 ±492	22.4% ±1.5	18.5% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,388 ±$7,227, and income per person $41,122 ±$2,546, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,176 ±$1,168 in Wyoming 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	Wyoming	United States
Under $25,000	2,149 ±394	15.5% ±2.8	14.3% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,847 ±452	20.6% ±3.2	18.0% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,188 ±375	15.8% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,056 ±338	14.9% ±2.4	13.7% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,369 ±392	17.1% ±2.8	18.9% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,374 ±277	9.9% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	862 ±218	6.2% ±1.6	8.5% ±0.5	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	Wyoming	United States
All ages	3,193 ±592	10.2% ±1.9	10.5% ±0.6	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	742 ±250	11.0% ±3.6	11.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,326 ±283	8.7% ±1.8	10.8% ±0.6	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,125 ±295	12.2% ±3.1	8.8% ±0.6	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sheridan County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sheridan County	Wyoming	United States
Housing units	15,461 ±48	277,141 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.5% ±2.1	87.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.5% ±2.1	12.2% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.7% ±2.3	71.8% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.3% ±2.6	28.2% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$394,900 ±$24,125	$309,700 ±$3,824	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$939 ±$91	$992 ±$17	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	1981 ±2	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	Wyoming	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,596 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	10.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,602 ±233	89.2% ±0.7	81.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	221 ±85	0.7% ±0.3	0.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	306 ±101	1.0% ±0.3	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	201 ±96	0.6% ±0.3	1.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	27 to 317	0.1% to 1.0%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	957 ±275	3.0% ±0.9	4.0% ±0.2	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	Wyoming	United States
Born in the state	14,455 ±757	45.1% ±2.4	41.6% ±0.6	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,431 ±751	51.3% ±2.3	54.0% ±0.6	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	496 ±209	1.5% ±0.7	0.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	673 ±275	2.1% ±0.9	3.5% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	89 to 487	0.3% to 1.5%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	385 ±188	1.2% ±0.6	1.9% ±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 Wyoming

7th of 23 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wyoming page.

Counties of Wyoming near Sheridan County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Natrona County	80,526	+0.3%
Campbell County	48,145	+2.1%
Sweetwater County	41,267	−2.2%
Fremont County	39,464	+0.7%
Albany County	38,558	+3.9%
Sheridan County	33,241	+7.2%
Park County	31,171	+5.1%
Teton County	23,333	−0.2%
Lincoln County	21,180	+7.8%
Uinta County	20,728	+1.3%
Carbon County	14,013	−3.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Counties in Wyoming by median home value
No. 2 Counties in Wyoming by poverty rate
No. 3 Counties by population growth in Wyoming
No. 3 Counties in Wyoming by median rent
No. 3 Counties in Wyoming by per capita income
No. 4 Counties in Wyoming by foreign-born share

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