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Sheridan, WY Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Sheridan is $24,022, which is lower than the state average of $27,860 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Sheridan median household income is $45,036, which has grown by 43.34% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.22% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Sheridan residents spend 12.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #101

Sheridan, WY	24,022 USD
Wyoming	27,860 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	26,966 USD
Wyoming	28,296 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	36,962 USD
Wyoming	37,945 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	21,197 USD
Wyoming	21,091 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #103

Sheridan, WY	45,036 USD
Wyoming	53,802 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	53,228 USD
Wyoming	68,283 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #74

Sheridan, WY	43.34%
Wyoming	41.22%
U.S.	19.17%

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, WY		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.77%	$10,187, see rank	25.86%	$16,124	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	28.43%	$13,875, see rank	25.91%	$15,571	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.44%	$3,816, see rank	1.66%	$3,153	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	17.50%	$17,868, see rank	16.33%	$19,997	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	57,083 USD
Wyoming	65,964 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	63,423 USD
Wyoming	80,366 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sheridan, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$45,308, see rank	$54,797	$54,999
Hispanic	$21,813, see rank	$45,256	$41,534
Asian	$67,440, see rank	$49,861	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$49,271, see rank	$40,696	$36,779
One Race, Other	$21,520, see rank	$40,853	$40,847
Two or More Races	$27,396, see rank	$38,246	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sheridan, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$27,569, see rank	$32,382	$26,465
25 to 44	$51,426, see rank	$58,586	$57,132
45 to 64	$50,179, see rank	$66,241	$63,398
65 or over	$29,189, see rank	$34,092	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sheridan, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,434	see rank	429,389	238,733,844
Male¹	6,378	47.48%, see rank	50.68%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,605	72.20%, see rank	76.04%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	27	0.42%, see rank	1.28%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	4,578	71.78%, see rank	74.76%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,386	95.81%, see rank	95.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	192	4.19%, see rank	4.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,773	27.80%, see rank	23.96%	29.08%
Female¹	7,056	52.52%, see rank	49.32%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,003	56.73%, see rank	63.82%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,003	56.73%, see rank	63.56%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,855	96.30%, see rank	95.47%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	148	3.70%, see rank	4.53%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,053	43.27%, see rank	36.18%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sheridan, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,071	100%	279,937	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,430	79.67%, see rank	75.40%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	843	10.44%, see rank	12.27%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.37%	4.94%
Walked	298	3.69%, see rank	3.85%	2.85%
Other Means	177	2.19%, see rank	2.13%	1.72%
Worked at Home	323	4.00%, see rank	4.97%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sheridan, WY	12.7 minutes
Wyoming	17.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sheridan, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,241	-	284,148	141,833,331
Male¹	4,386	53.22%, see rank	54.77%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,017	23.19%, see rank	27.25%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	568	12.95%, see rank	11.72%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	612	13.95%, see rank	12.70%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10	0.23%, see rank	1.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	811	18.49%, see rank	18.42%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	947	21.59%, see rank	19.84%	18.08%
Female¹	3,855	46.78%, see rank	45.23%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,450	37.61%, see rank	35.45%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,112	28.85%, see rank	23.12%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,121	29.08%, see rank	34.66%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14	0.36%, see rank	1.18%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	158	4.10%, see rank	4.74%	6.07%

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, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,241	100%	284,148	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	425	5.16%, see rank	12.03%	1.86%
Construction	793	9.62%, see rank	8.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	275	3.34%, see rank	5.18%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	69	0.84%, see rank	2.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	966	11.72%, see rank	11.36%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	564	6.84%, see rank	6.43%	5.07%
Information	88	1.07%, see rank	1.57%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	303	3.68%, see rank	4.25%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	804	9.76%, see rank	6.48%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,146	26.04%, see rank	21.58%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	899	10.91%, see rank	9.60%	8.86%
Public Administration	444	5.39%, see rank	6.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	465	5.64%, see rank	4.29%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sheridan, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,852	11.18%, see rank	9.83%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	322	7.70%, see rank	6.21%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.