Sheridan, Wyoming
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 6.5% since 2020.
20,015
people, the 6th-largest of Wyoming's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Wyoming's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
5 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
45.7%
of 11,581 jobs located in Sheridan are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 44% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$936
a month. Wyoming's median is $992.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $593.
A $593 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Sheridan County.
- $747 Tract 5.02
- $1,340 Tract 5.01
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$1,032–$1,548
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $936 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
74% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 1,378 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 42% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 74% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.3% to the 9,016 homes here.
31–116
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 10% more than Wyoming's.
$340,600
median home value in Sheridan.
- $340,600 Sheridan
- $309,700 Wyoming
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year