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Sheridan County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Sheridan County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sheridan County is a sparsely populated rural Nebraska county of 5,058 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture, reflected in a GDP per capita of $61,500 that outpaces median household income of $60,121 and median worker earnings of $35,346. The labor pool is small, with 59.8% labor force participation, 21.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of just 1.3%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $102,900 and median gross rent of $771/month—though the county has shed 3.4% of its population over five years and carries a median age of 46.1.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,058

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,121

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.4% since 2018

Sheridan County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,075 (81.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone506 (10.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races170 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race77 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone76 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone70 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish93
  2. 2.Vietnamese31
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic20
  4. 4.Other Indo-European18
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

348

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$61,500

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$37,162

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance553
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining414
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)323
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities180
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)171

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,042
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations428
  3. 3.Service Occupations305
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations295
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations283

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.23×)436
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.42×)202
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)308
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)593
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.92×)149

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$102,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999213 (13.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999181 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999174 (11.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999125 (8.0%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99993 (6.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,99988 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,346

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,502 (64.2%)
  • Worked At Home334 (14.3%)
  • Carpooled323 (13.8%)
  • Walked137 (5.9%)
  • Other39 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit6 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.