Sheridan is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 19,813 people and four associated neighborhoods, Sheridan is the sixth largest community in Wyoming.Sheridan is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sheridan is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sheridan who work in office and administrative support (12.14%), management occupations (8.57%), and healthcare (6.79%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sheridan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.60 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, Sheridan is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.97% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Sheridan in 2022 was $39,522, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,088 for a family of four. However, Sheridan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sheridan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sheridan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sheridan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sheridan include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Sheridan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
