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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sheridan County is $29,656, which is about the same as the state average of $29,381 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Sheridan County median household income is $56,015, which has grown by 62.18% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 53.73% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sheridan County residents spend 16.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #8

Sheridan County	29,656 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sheridan County	32,526 USD
Wyoming	31,087 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sheridan County	41,947 USD
Wyoming	41,018 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sheridan County	25,561 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #14

Sheridan County	56,015 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sheridan County	68,432 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Sheridan County	62.18%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sheridan County		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.41%	$13,533, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.35%	$16,618, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.38%	$4,357, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.74%	$21,279, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sheridan County	72,205 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sheridan County	83,013 USD
Wyoming	84,442 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sheridan County	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$56,337, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Hispanic	$40,833, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$53,580, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$51,375, see rank	$41,502	$37,170
One Race, Other	$76,833, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,219, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sheridan County	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$37,473, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,835, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,162, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$32,278, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sheridan County	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	23,794, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	11,590, 48.71%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,940, 68.51%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	55, 0.47%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,885, 68.03%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,535, 95.56%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	350, 4.44%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,650, 31.49%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	12,204, 51.29%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,109, 58.25%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	19, 0.16%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,090, 58.10%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,851, 96.63%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	239, 3.37%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,095, 41.75%, see rank	37.14%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sheridan County	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,240, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,986, 77.15%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,496, 10.51%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 0.15%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	531, 3.73%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	227, 1.59%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	978, 6.87%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sheridan County	16.7 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sheridan County	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,386	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	7,535, 52.38%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,563, 34.01%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	738, 9.79%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	908, 12.05%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	146, 1.94%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,206, 16.01%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,378, 18.29%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	6,851, 47.62%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,789, 40.71%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,662, 24.26%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,985, 28.97%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.58%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 0.31%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	354, 5.17%, see rank	4.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sheridan County	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,386, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,633, 11.35%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	1,461, 10.16%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	426, 2.96%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	140, 0.97%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,473, 10.24%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	694, 4.82%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	331, 2.30%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	796, 5.53%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,316, 9.15%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,564, 24.77%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,137, 7.90%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	679, 4.72%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	736, 5.12%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sheridan County	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,392	8.37%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	432	5.40%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.