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Sheridan, WY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sheridan is $26,491, which is lower than the state average of $29,381 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sheridan median household income is $49,314, which has grown by 56.95% 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 residents spend 12.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #95

Sheridan, WY	26,491 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, WY	30,551 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, WY	37,093 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, WY	25,638 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, #110

Sheridan, WY	49,314 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	59,633 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #76

Sheridan, WY	56.95%
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, WY		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.45%	$9,425, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.91%	$16,065, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.90%	$3,760, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.59%	$19,949, 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, WY	68,454 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sheridan, WY	75,938 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, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$49,297, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Hispanic	$31,875, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$53,580, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$11,548, see rank	$41,502	$37,170
One Race, Other	$85,625, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,006, 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, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$37,418, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,513, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,250, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$29,758, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sheridan, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,139, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	6,640, 46.96%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,519, 68.06%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	51, 0.77%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,468, 67.29%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,251, 95.14%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	217, 4.86%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,121, 31.94%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	7,499, 53.04%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,356, 58.09%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.12%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,347, 57.97%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,171, 95.95%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	176, 4.05%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,143, 41.91%, 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, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,374, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,548, 78.19%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	920, 10.99%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.10%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	345, 4.12%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	163, 1.95%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	390, 4.66%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sheridan, WY	12.4 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, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,422	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	4,251, 50.47%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,396, 32.84%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	533, 12.54%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	487, 11.46%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.24%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	615, 14.47%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	809, 19.03%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	4,171, 49.53%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,708, 40.95%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,183, 28.36%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,178, 28.24%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.14%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	96, 2.30%, 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, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,422, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	470, 5.58%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	729, 8.66%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	184, 2.18%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	65, 0.77%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	803, 9.53%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	469, 5.57%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	264, 3.13%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	443, 5.26%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	977, 11.60%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,326, 27.62%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	819, 9.72%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	344, 4.08%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	529, 6.28%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sheridan, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,828	10.80%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	304	6.87%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

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