Sheridan County, North Dakota

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Sheridan County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (158th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,303	784,841	334,922,499	3170th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,639	$76,657	$80,734	1836th of 3,221
Median Age	51.5	35.9	38.9	158th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.9%	32.7%	35.7%	2202nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$110,300	$249,900	$332,700	2843rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$373	$954	$1,413	3212th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	10.8%	12.5%	2418th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	2.8%	5.2%	3115th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.3	11.4	n/a	3124th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	4.7%	14.1%	3059th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	84.0%	62.9%	65.2%	174th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.8	17.9	26.4	2181st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.2%	8.1%	15.1%	1423rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.5%	n/a	n/a	1136th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	45.8%	46.9%	1921st of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.0%	n/a	n/a	2428th 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, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.4%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.9	32.5	61.4

Age in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	51.5	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	16.8%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	32.0%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	675	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.3	2.5
Family Households	57.3%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.6%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.6%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.5%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.1%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,140	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.8%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.4%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.6%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	838	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.2%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.6%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.5%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.0%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.8%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$774	$2,468	n/a

Education in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	9.8%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.0%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.8%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.1%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.5%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.8%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.4%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.8%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sheridan County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.8%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	6.3%	16.7%

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