Sheridan County, Montana

Sheridan County has a population of 3,669 and has shrunk 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $124,000, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $70,147.

Home price
$124,000
Income
$70,147
Population
3,669
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$124,000county
Median gross rent$746county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198076.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,211county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$923county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,684county
Home insurance / yr$3,215(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living95.5(statewide)
Median household income$70,147county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate10.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.2%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed19.9%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$65,638county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.23%county
Top state income tax5.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.10%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time13.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport99735county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station57 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment486county
Students per full-time teacher9.5county
Free lunch eligible40.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution106 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,669county
Land area in square miles1,677county
People per square mile of land2.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store45.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age43.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.7%county
Share of households that are one person35.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents650county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in20county
Households that moved away62county
Average income of arriving households$86,300county
Average income of departing households$80,242county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.5 incounty
Annual snowfall27.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing184 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 16county
Average first fall frostSep 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$98county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use760 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.5%county
Homes heated by propane61.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.9%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband89.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk13.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk37.1county
Landslide risk17.5county
Hail risk22.2county
Earthquake risk6.5county
Tornado risk16.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.9county
Winter weather risk77.0county
Strong wind risk18.5county
Wildfire risk51.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sheridan County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Montana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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