Powder River County vs. Sheridan County

Powder River County (MT)Sheridan County (WY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,71630,233
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.5%3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,74329,119
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,74329,116
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.7%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent27.2%21.0%
Female persons, percent50.5%49.8%
White alone, percent95.0%95.1%
Black or African American alone, percent0.2%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.9%1.4%
Asian alone, percent0.1%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.0%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.8%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.4%91.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018912,681
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.3%2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)1,03315,058
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.4%67.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$122,900$261,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$973$1,498
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$425$439
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$655$809
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%14.4%
Households, 2014-201876913,159
Persons per household, 2014-20182.042.20
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201893.5%84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.6%3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.7%86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.0%81.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.8%95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.4%30.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.7%13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%63.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,87368,684
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)24,577475,916
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,940$16,080
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201816.215.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,457$58,521
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,969$34,059
Persons in poverty, percent12.2%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017731,226
Total employment, 201727910,923
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,443449,738
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-9.7%5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171893,214
All firms, 20122453,649
Men-owned firms, 20121571,859
Women-owned firms, 201241954
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122423,368
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122263,137
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%21.7%
Population per square mile, 20100.511.5
Land area in square miles, 20103,297.302,523.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Powder River county (MT) and Sheridan county (WY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.