Wyoming County Profiles:  2012		Sheridan County
		County Seat:		Sheridan
Department of Administration & Information		Land Area (square mile):		2,524.0
Economic Analysis Division		Population Per Square Mile:		11.7
Subject	Sheridan		Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	29,596	100.0	576,412	100.0
Male	14,755	49.9	294,281	51.1
Female	14,841	50.1	282,131	48.9
Under 5 years	1,759	5.9	38,592	6.7
5 to 9 years	1,793	6.1	38,895	6.7
10 to 14 years	1,755	5.9	36,286	6.3
15 to 19 years	1,905	6.4	37,270	6.5
20 to 24 years	1,611	5.4	42,591	7.4
25 to 29 years	1,717	5.8	41,306	7.2
30 to 34 years	1,703	5.8	39,793	6.9
35 to 39 years	1,694	5.7	34,061	5.9
40 to 44 years	1,751	5.9	34,207	5.9
45 to 49 years	1,802	6.1	35,794	6.2
50 to 54 years	2,282	7.7	43,170	7.5
55 to 59 years	2,582	8.7	43,260	7.5
60 to 64 years	2,257	7.6	35,679	6.2
65 to 69 years	1,652	5.6	25,651	4.5
70 to 74 years	1,183	4.0	17,863	3.1
75 to 79 years	756	2.6	12,783	2.2
80 to 84 years	721	2.4	9,990	1.7
85 years and over	673	2.3	9,221	1.6
Under 18 years	6,411	21.7	135,490	23.5
18 to 24 years	2,412	8.1	58,144	10.1
25 to 44 years	6,865	23.2	149,367	25.9
45 to 64 years	8,923	30.1	157,903	27.4
65 years and over	4,985	16.8	75,508	13.1
Median age (years)	42.4	NA	36.9	NA
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Races Combined	29,596	100.0	576,412	100.0
White Alone	28,273	95.5	536,450	93.1
Black or African American Alone	293	1.0	8,555	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	403	1.4	15,003	2.6
Asian Alone	217	0.7	5,183	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	26	0.1	575	0.1
Two or More Races	384	1.3	10,646	1.8
Hispanic (may be of any race)	1,216	4.1	54,770	9.5
Non-Hispanic	28,380	95.9	521,642	90.5
White Alone	27,206	91.9	487,822	84.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population Change	336	100.0	9,056	100.0
Natural Change	49	14.6	3,000	33.1
Births	347	(X)	7,426	(X)
Deaths	298	(X)	4,426	(X)
Net Migration	287	85.4	6,056	66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	12,446	100.0	221,479	100.0
Family households (families)	7,842	63.0	145,992	65.9
With own children under 18 years	3,142	25.2	63,449	28.6
Married-couple family	6,538	52.5	117,493	53.0
With own children under 18 years	2,342	18.8	45,297	20.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	479	3.8	9,246	4.2
With own children under 18 years	296	2.4	5,912	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	825	6.6	19,253	8.7
With own children under 18 years	504	4.0	12,240	5.5
Nonfamily households	4,604	37.0	75,487	34.1
Householder living alone	3,893	31.3	61,207	27.6
65 years and over	1,381	11.1	20,074	9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,332	26.8	69,185	31.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,205	25.8	49,189	22.2
Average household size	2.26	(X)	2.48	(X)
Average family size	2.86	(X)	3.02	(X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	20,354	100.0	371,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	311	1.5	8,661	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	889	4.4	20,726	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,179	30.4	113,353	30.5
Some college, no degree	5,876	28.9	101,199	27.3
Associate's degree	1,948	9.6	37,126	10.0
Bachelor's degree	3,516	17.3	60,011	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,635	8.0	30,020	8.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	94.1	(X)	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	25.3	(X)	24.3
VETERAN STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,625	100.0	452,054	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,192	14.1	51,203	11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population age 1 year and over	28,680	100.0	555,587	100.0
Same house	24,251	84.6	454,552	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	4,413	15.4	99,164	17.8
Same county	2,197	7.7	54,717	9.8
Different county	2,216	7.7	44,447	8.0
Same state	1,133	4.0	14,481	2.6
Different state	1,083	3.8	29,966	5.4
Abroad	16	0.1	1,871	0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	12,446	100.0	221,479	100.0
Less than $10,000	686	5.5	11,279	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	603	4.8	10,717	4.8
$15,000 to $24,999	1,165	9.4	21,127	9.5
$25,000 to $34,999	1,672	13.4	22,992	10.4
$35,000 to $49,999	1,794	14.4	31,395	14.2
$50,000 to $74,999	2,455	19.7	44,135	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	1,888	15.2	31,949	14.4
$100,000 to $149,999	1,534	12.3	32,413	14.6
$150,000 to $199,999	356	2.9	9,172	4.1
$200,000 or more	293	2.4	6,300	2.8
Median household income (dollars)	$52,352	(X)	$56,573	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$63,998	(X)	$70,836	(X)
With earnings	9,815	78.9	184,013	83.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$64,389	(X)	$69,147	(X)
With Social Security	3,695	29.7	58,632	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$15,783	(X)	$16,806	(X)
With retirement income	2,220	17.8	35,970	16.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$19,533	(X)	$21,386	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	378	3.0	6,552	3.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$8,951	(X)	$8,539	(X)
With cash public assistance income	172	1.4	3,444	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$6,909	(X)	$3,374	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	461	3.7	12,666	5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Per capita personal income	$51,164	(X)	$50,567	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$7,169	(X)	$6,343	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$17,517	(X)	$13,093	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$24,001	(X)	$35,391	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All families	354	4.5	10,532	7.2
With related children under 18 years	272	8.2	8,494	12.4
Married couple families	126	1.9	4,139	3.5
With related children under 18 years	55	2.3	2,719	5.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	228	27.6	5,472	28.4
With related children under 18 years	217	39.5	4,982	36.2
All people	2,443	8.6	60,636	11.0
Under 18 years	698	11.3	19,470	14.7
18 to 64 years	1,440	8.1	36,902	10.6
65 years and over	305	6.9	4,264	6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total:	28,283	100.0	549,049	100.0
Under .50	1,279	4.5	24,850	4.5
.50 to .99	1,164	4.1	35,786	6.5
1.00 to 1.24	730	2.6	19,623	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	1,020	3.6	23,841	4.3
1.50 to 1.84	1,790	6.3	37,058	6.7
1.85 to 1.99	1,067	3.8	14,161	2.6
2.00 and over	21,233	75.1	393,730	71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	28,640	100.0	553,168	100.0
With health insurance coverage	24,482	85.5	470,598	85.1
With private health insurance	20,673	72.2	396,117	71.6
With public coverage	8,262	28.8	141,018	25.5
No health insurance coverage	4,158	14.5	82,570	14.9
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	6,280	100.0	134,264	100.0
No health insurance coverage	354	5.6	11,766	8.8
HOUSING UNITS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	13,967	100.0	261,430	100.0
Occupied housing units	12,446	89.1	221,479	84.7
Owner-occupied	8,713	70.0	155,659	70.3
Renter-occupied	3,733	30.0	65,820	29.7
Vacant housing units	1,521	10.9	39,951	15.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	2.5	(X)	1.7
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	6.6	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	13,967	100.0	261,430	100.0
Single family units	10,687	76.5	182,817	69.9
2 to 4 units	827	5.9	19,426	7.4
5 to 9 units	589	4.2	8,872	3.4
10 or more units	455	3.3	13,702	5.2
Mobile home	1,409	10.1	36,251	13.9
RV, van, boat, etc.	0	0.0	362	0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	140	100.0	2,300	100.0
Single family units	138	98.6	1,691	73.5
2 to 4 units	2	1.4	126	5.5
5 to more units	0	0.0	483	21.0
HOME VALUE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	8,713	100.0	155,659	100.0
Less than $50,000	627	7.2	16,506	10.6
$50,000 to $99,999	447	5.1	14,553	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	812	9.3	23,529	15.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,887	21.7	32,655	21.0
$200,000 to $299,999	2,415	27.7	38,465	24.7
$300,000 to $499,999	1,611	18.5	20,225	13.0
$500,000 to $999,999	719	8.3	6,826	4.4
$1,000,000 or more	195	2.2	2,900	1.9
Median (dollars)	$223,900	(X)	$184,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	8,713	100.0	155,659	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	5,129	58.9	94,301	60.6
Housing units without a mortgage	3,584	41.1	61,358	39.4
GROSS RENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Occupied units paying rent	3,231	100.0	58,693	100.0
Less than $200	51	1.6	862	1.5
$200 to $299	84	2.6	2,200	3.7
$300 to $499	252	7.8	8,024	13.7
$500 to $749	1,388	43.0	19,540	33.3
$750 to $999	833	25.8	14,169	24.1
$1,000 to $1,499	434	13.4	10,137	17.3
$1,500 or more	189	5.8	3,761	6.4
Median (dollars)	$725	(X)	$733	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Labor Force	16,187	100.0	306,315	100.0
Employment	15,333	94.7	292,096	95.4
Unemployment	854	5.3	14,219	4.6
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	(X)	4.6%	(X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	12,841	100.0	278,595	100.0
Private	9,491	73.9	212,193	76.2
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	302	2.4	2,542	0.9
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	295	2.3	27,688	9.9
Utilities	58	0.4	2,469	0.9
Construction	921	7.2	21,500	7.7
Manufacturing	386	3.0	9,357	3.4
Wholesale Trade	347	2.7	9,166	3.3
Retail Trade	1,594	12.4	29,444	10.6
Transportation & Warehousing	329	2.6	9,554	3.4
Information	187	1.5	3,902	1.4
Financial Activities	561	4.4	10,754	3.9
Professional & Business Services	961	7.5	18,010	6.5
Educational & Health Services	1,458	11.4	25,324	9.1
Leisure & Hospitality	1,606	12.5	33,923	12.2
Other Services	489	3.8	8,564	3.1
Government	3,351	26.1	66,403	23.8
Federal Government	724	5.6	7,522	2.7
State Government	351	2.7	13,343	4.8
Local Government	2,276	17.7	45,538	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$492,411,609	100.0	$12,419,640,108	100.0
Private	$330,461,316	67.1	$9,402,134,549	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$11,026,807	2.2	$77,320,968	0.6
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$20,083,030	4.1	$2,292,161,480	18.5
Utilities	$4,640,543	0.9	$201,510,613	1.6
Construction	$37,909,689	7.7	$1,060,383,641	8.5
Manufacturing	$16,895,480	3.4	$522,831,750	4.2
Wholesale Trade	$15,825,317	3.2	$527,492,048	4.2
Retail Trade	$43,548,146	8.8	$796,995,012	6.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$14,300,303	2.9	$452,562,477	3.6
Information	$7,525,284	1.5	$162,296,930	1.3
Financial Activities	$25,104,908	5.1	$528,141,060	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$45,595,980	9.3	$875,522,196	7.0
Educational & Health Services	$52,783,341	10.7	$1,017,875,287	8.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$24,078,244	4.9	$589,074,501	4.7
Other Services	$11,144,244	2.3	$297,966,586	2.4
Government	$161,950,293	32.9	$3,017,505,559	24.3
Federal Government	$42,672,542	8.7	$444,713,124	3.6
State Government	$17,446,477	3.5	$693,482,477	5.6
Local Government	$101,831,274	20.7	$1,879,309,958	15.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$38,347	100.0	$44,580	100.0
Private	$34,820	90.8	$44,309	99.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$36,482	95.1	$30,423	68.2
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$68,194	177.8	$82,787	185.7
Utilities	$80,356	209.5	$81,625	183.1
Construction	$41,161	107.3	$49,321	110.6
Manufacturing	$43,771	114.1	$55,879	125.3
Wholesale Trade	$45,672	119.1	$57,547	129.1
Retail Trade	$27,324	71.3	$27,069	60.7
Transportation & Warehousing	$43,532	113.5	$47,370	106.3
Information	$40,350	105.2	$41,599	93.3
Financial Activities	$44,750	116.7	$49,113	110.2
Professional & Business Services	$47,446	123.7	$48,614	109.0
Educational & Health Services	$36,215	94.4	$40,194	90.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$14,995	39.1	$17,365	39.0
Other Services	$22,813	59.5	$34,795	78.1
Government	$48,336	126.0	$45,442	101.9
Federal Government	$58,960	153.8	$59,122	132.6
State Government	$49,740	129.7	$51,973	116.6
Local Government	$44,741	116.7	$41,270	92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Commuting Out	1,599	100.0	22,542	100.0
to Big Horn County, MT	577	36.1	595	2.6
to Johnson County, WY	400	25.0	675	3.0
to Campbell County, WY	335	21.0	4,290	19.0
to Kuwait	44	2.8	44	0.2
to Big Horn County, WY	32	2.0	491	2.2
to All Other Counties	211	13.2	16,447	73.0
Total Commuting In	548	100.0	29,946	100.0
from Johnson County, WY	296	54.0	574	1.9
from Big Horn County, MT	49	8.9	49	0.2
from Yellowstone County, MT	45	8.2	167	0.6
from Canyon County, ID	36	6.6	98	0.3
from Big Horn County, WY	29	5.3	922	3.1
from All Other Counties	93	17.0	28,136	94.0
AGRICULTURE7	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Farms	702	(X)	11,736	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres)	1,305	(X)	30,364	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$65,057	100.0	$1,663,761	100.0
Livestock and Products	$53,727	82.6	$1,235,198	74.2
Crops	$11,330	17.4	$428,563	25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	-$2,777	(X)	$268,001	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Assessed Valuation	$436,855,861	100.0	$22,797,094,335	100.0
Non-Minerals	$367,699,524	84.2	$9,290,528,889	40.8
Agriculture	$14,011,886	3.2	$253,014,175	1.1
Residential	$248,641,878	56.9	$4,292,823,158	18.8
Commercial	$57,830,695	13.2	$1,198,642,514	5.3
Industrial	$24,092,843	5.5	$2,162,592,241	9.5
Other	$23,122,222	5.3	$1,383,456,801	6.1
Minerals	$69,156,337	15.8	$13,506,565,446	59.2
Oil	$2,226,673	0.5	$4,229,997,989	18.6
Natural gas	$66,482,515	15.2	$4,470,657,938	19.6
Coal	$0	0.0	$4,054,979,229	17.8
Other minerals	$447,149	0.1	$750,930,290	3.3
Total Property Taxes	$30,106,051	(X)	$1,463,519,560	(X)
Average Mill Levy	68.9	(X)	64.2	(X)
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections	$20,734,251	(X)	$700,228,831	(X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Land	2,524.0	100.0	97,093.1	100.0
U.S. Government	685.6	27.2	46,535.4	47.9
National Park Service	0.0	0.0	3,657.6	3.8
Forest Service	608.6	24.1	14,390.9	14.8
Fish and Wildlife	0.0	0.0	80.3	0.1
Bureau of Land Management	77.0	3.0	27,162.8	28.0
Bureau of Reclamation	0.0	0.0	1,243.8	1.3
Wyoming	196.8	7.8	6,042.7	6.2
State Lands Commission	183.5	7.3	5,773.5	5.9
Recreation Commission	0.1	0.0	11.8	0.0
Game and Fish	13.3	0.5	257.4	0.3
Local Government	4.1	0.2	192.0	0.2
County	3.5	0.1	36.7	0.0
City and Town	0.3	0.0	78.3	0.1
School District and College	0.3	0.0	44.3	0.0
Other Lands	15.1	0.6	3,155.5	3.2
Surface Water	3.8	0.2	735.2	0.8
Total Public	901.6	35.7	55,925.5	57.6
Total Private	1,622.4	64.3	41,167.6	42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10			Number	Percent
Number of School Districts	3	(X)	48	(X)
Number of Schools	21	(X)	351	(X)
Fall Enrollment	4,272	(X)	90,993	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	21.2	(X)	19.7	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	261	(X)	5,300	(X)
Graduation Rate	81.8%	(X)	77.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	4,241	(X)	89,832	(X)
Certified Teachers	362	(X)	7,350	(X)
Certified Staff	74	(X)	1,538	(X)
Administration	42	(X)	746	(X)
Classified Staff	300	(X)	6,940	(X)
Students Transported Daily	1,161	(X)	31,351	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$62,776,349	(X)	$1,370,360,482	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$63,802,387	(X)	$1,353,837,570	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$16,648	(X)	$17,156	(X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14)	35.8%	(X)	37.6%	(X)
CRIME11	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Violent Crime	27	100.0	1,086	100.0
Murder	1	3.7	14	1.3
Forcible Rape	4	14.8	147	13.5
Robbery	2	7.4	60	5.5
Aggravated Assault	20	74.1	865	79.7
Property Crime	512	100.0	12,791	100.0
Burglary	108	21.1	2,061	16.1
Larceny-Theft	386	75.4	10,182	79.6
Motor Vehicle Theft	18	3.5	548	4.3
TRANSPORTATION12	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles	46,247	100.0	883,401	100.0
Passenger Cars	18,459	39.9	348,250	39.4
Trucks	12,388	26.8	251,400	28.5
Motorcycles	1,622	3.5	29,853	3.4
Trailers (including house trailers)	10,852	23.5	196,395	22.2
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	270	0.6	5,025	0.6
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	660	1.4	24,901	2.8
Others	1,996	4.3	27,577	3.1
Road (miles)	1,072	100.0	29,070	100.0
Federal	103	9.6	4,089	14.1
State Highway	269	25.1	6,752	23.2
County Road	508	47.4	14,620	50.3
Local (City & Town)	113	10.5	2,431	8.4
Other	79	7.4	1,178	4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled	10,484	(X)	15,659	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers	26,471	(X)	997,818	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS13	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	27	(X)
Bed Capacity	88	(X)	1,386	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	3	(X)	38	(X)
Bed Capacity	278	(X)	2,950	(X)
Occupancy Rate	64.9%	(X)	80.9%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries	3,937	13.3	87,069	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program	529	7.8	8,846	6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30	25.4%	(X)	25.2%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having 5 or more drinks on an occasion at least once in the past 30 days	14.0%	(X)	15.6%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking	21.6%	(X)	22.2%	(X)
SOURCES:
1  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
2  U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
3  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
4  U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
5  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6  Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
7  U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
8  Wyoming Department of Revenue
9  University of Wyoming, Department of Geography & Recreation; and U.S. Census Bureau
10 Wyoming Department of Education
11 Wyoming Attorney General's Office
12 Wyoming Department of Transportation
13 Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of Family Services