Sheridan County, Kansas

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Sheridan County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,426	2,947,197	334,922,499	3079th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,750	$74,275	$80,734	932nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	37.4	38.9	1297th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.3%	35.6%	35.7%	1324th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$167,200	$217,200	$332,700	1863rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$689	$1,060	$1,413	2788th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.9%	11.3%	12.5%	2667th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.7%	3.9%	5.2%	3152nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.7	36.0	n/a	3006th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	7.4%	14.1%	1653rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.7	n/a	n/a	1581st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.8%	67.2%	65.2%	1201st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.7	19.7	26.4	3034th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.1%	11.8%	15.1%	257th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2300th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.7%	49.1%	46.9%	1715th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	517th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.3	44.7	61.4

Age in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	42.7	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.4%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	987	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.8%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.0%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.8%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	23.3%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,230	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.9%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.1%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,155	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.8%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.5%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.5%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,490	$2,798	n/a

Education in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.3%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.4%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.3%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.4%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.7%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.4%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	62.7%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sheridan County, Kansas

Statistic	Sheridan County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.4%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.1%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	9.2%	16.7%

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