Sheridan, WY

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John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

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None of the households in Sheridan, WY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Sheridan, WY are Northern Wyoming Community College District (672 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Sheridan, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Sheridan, WY was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Sheridan, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
7,502 ± 2,113 people
China
1,001 ± 776 people
Canada
993 ± 773 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,502 Wyoming residents, followed by China with 1,001 and Canada with 993.

Economy

The economy of Sheridan, WY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Sheridan, WY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,658 people), Educational Services (1,198 people), and Retail Trade (866 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Males in Wyoming have an average income that is 1.47 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,942. The income inequality in Wyoming (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sheridan, WY, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sheridan, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sheridan, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,658 people), Educational Services (1,198 people), and Retail Trade (866 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sheridan, WY, though some of these residents may live in Sheridan, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,659

Median earning men ± $3,137

$35,000

Median earning women ± $4,715

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($163,317), Other Services Except Public Administration ($163,100), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,477).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($86,667), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,514), and Public Administration ($42,840).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

Education

In 2022, universities in Sheridan, WY awarded 672 degrees. The student population of Sheridan, WY in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sheridan, WY are White (583 and 87.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (40 and 5.99%), Two or More Races (29 and 4.34%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (7 and 1.05%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
93 degrees awarded
General Health & Wellness
64 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
48 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Sheridan, WY was General Studies with 93 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Sheridan, WY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Northern Wyoming Community College District

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

672 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northern Wyoming Community College District with 672 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 284 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sheridan, WY, which is 0.732 times less than the 388 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 583 degrees mean that there were 14.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 40 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.512% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.566% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (129k), Some college (119k), and Bachelors Degree (74.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Sheridan, WY have an average commute time of 12.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sheridan, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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71.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sheridan, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Sheridan, WY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Sheridan, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sheridan, WY is from Wyoming.

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2022, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0943% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Carpooled (7.45%)
Worked At Home (4.51%)

In 2023, 83.5% of workers in Sheridan, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.45%) and those who worked at home (4.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

12.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sheridan, WY have a similar commute time (12.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (12.3 minutes). Additionally, 0.251% of the workforce in Sheridan, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sheridan, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sheridan, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sheridan, WY have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sheridan, WY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sheridan, WY is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.17%

Uninsured

48.5%

Employer Coverage

10.8%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

16.5%

Non-Group

2.78%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sheridan, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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