People QuickFacts Sheridan Colorado Population, 2012 estimate 5,830 5,187,582 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 5,664 5,029,196 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.9% 3.1% Population, 2010 5,664 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 6.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.7% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.7% 10.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.8% 49.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 72.5% 81.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.8% 4.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.0% 1.1% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 5.2% 3.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 40.5% 20.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 51.8% 70.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 83.6% 80.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 12.8% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 25.4% 16.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 78.9% 89.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 9.3% 36.3% Veterans, 2007-2011 453 405,303 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 30.6 24.3  Housing units, 2010 2,455 2,212,898 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 52.9% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 32.6% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $151,200 $236,700 Households, 2007-2011 2,128 1,941,193 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.67 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $15,492 $30,816 Median household income, 2007-2011 $31,973 $57,685 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 29.1% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Sheridan Colorado Total number of firms, 2007 609 547,770 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.1% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.3% 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.3% 29.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 80,785 46,331,953 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 206,343 53,598,986 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 104,550 65,896,788 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,358 $13,609 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 5,564 11,440,395     Geography QuickFacts Sheridan Colorado Land area in square miles, 2010 2.22 103,641.89 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,554.8 48.5 FIPS Code 69645 08 Counties Arapahoe County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts