Sheridan County, Wyoming QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Sheridan County Wyoming
?  Population, 2000 26,560493,782
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 12.7%8.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.3%6.3%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.1%26.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.5%11.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 95.9%92.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3%2.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%2.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.3%1.8%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.1%49.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.4%6.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 94.6%88.9%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 12,760230,656
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,75752,195
?  Housing units, 2000 12,577223,854
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 68.9%70.0%
?  Households, 2000 11,167193,608
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.312.48
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 30.3%35.0%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $33,000$33,197
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.5%12.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.7%15.3%

Business QuickFacts Sheridan County Wyoming
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,06517,888
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 8,161163,791
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 25.1%24.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,85434,179
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA2,955,070
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 240,7674,530,537
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,576$9,438
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA1,195
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 80614,617
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 901,900
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 138,6802,916,241
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,59427,423

Geography QuickFacts Sheridan County Wyoming
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,52397,100
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 10.55.1
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown