People QuickFacts Sheridan Wyoming Population, 2012 estimate 17,698 576,412 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,450 563,626 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.4% 2.3% Population, 2010 17,444 563,626 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.0% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.0% 24.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.8% 12.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.4% 49.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 94.9% 90.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 2.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.8% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.3% 8.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 92.0% 85.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 79.9% 81.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.3% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 5.6% 6.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 93.0% 91.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 22.3% 24.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,783 52,600 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 13.1 18.6  Housing units, 2010 8,253 261,868 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 62.9% 70.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.3% 15.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $191,800 $181,900 Households, 2007-2011 7,470 219,628 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.23 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $25,068 $28,952 Median household income, 2007-2011 $48,063 $56,380 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 11.1% 10.1%     Business QuickFacts Sheridan Wyoming Total number of firms, 2007 2,121 61,179 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 25.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 8,834,810 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 460,951 6,352,890 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 425,877 8,957,553 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $25,476 $17,114 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 55,400 1,469,008     Geography QuickFacts Sheridan Wyoming Land area in square miles, 2010 10.93 97,093.14 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,596.3 5.8 FIPS Code 69845 56 Counties Sheridan 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