Language Spoken At Home in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,294 | 100% |
English only | 26,157 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 1,137 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 305 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 810 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 138 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 253 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 137 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 41 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 33 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,097 | 100% |
American | 2,616 | 9.0% |
Arab | 16 | 0.1% |
Czech | 296 | 1.0% |
Danish | 453 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 703 | 2.4% |
English | 3,346 | 11.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,000 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 127 | 0.4% |
German | 8,375 | 28.8% |
Greek | 85 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 108 | 0.4% |
Irish | 4,669 | 16.0% |
Italian | 900 | 3.1% |
Lithuanian | 66 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,299 | 4.5% |
Polish | 1,473 | 5.1% |
Portuguese | 20 | 0.1% |
Russian | 113 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 650 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 833 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 30 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 40 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,251 | 4.3% |
Swiss | 157 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 37 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 353 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,446 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,842 | 63.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,142 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 6,538 | 52.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,342 | 18.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 479 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 296 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 825 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 504 | 4.0% |
Nonfamily households | 4,604 | 37.0% |
Householder living alone | 3,893 | 31.3% |
65 years and over | 1,381 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,332 | 26.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,205 | 25.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,164 | 100% |
Householder | 12,446 | 44.2% |
Spouse | 6,566 | 23.3% |
Child | 7,173 | 25.5% |
Other relatives | 846 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,133 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 564 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,672 | 100% |
Never married | 3,020 | 25.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,782 | 58.1% |
Separated | 136 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 279 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,455 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,166 | 100% |
Never married | 2,542 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,789 | 55.8% |
Separated | 95 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 1,135 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 1,605 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 400 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 78 | 19.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 130 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 266 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 159 | 59.8% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 141 | 53.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 18 | 6.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 159 | 100% |
Who are female | 99 | 62.3% |
Who are married | 130 | 81.8% |
School Enrollment in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,717 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 472 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 236 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,683 | 39.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,491 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,835 | 27.3% |
Educational Attainment in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,354 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 311 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 889 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,179 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 5,876 | 28.9% |
Associate's degree | 1,948 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,516 | 17.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,635 | 8.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.3% |
Veteran Status in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,625 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,192 | 14.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,640 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,670 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 6,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 228 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 17,955 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,001 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 4,405 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,441 | 32.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,680 | 100% |
Same house | 24,251 | 84.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,413 | 15.4% |
Same county | 2,197 | 7.7% |
Different county | 2,216 | 7.7% |
Same state | 1,133 | 4.0% |
Different state | 1,083 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 16 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,097 | 100% |
Native | 28,342 | 97.4% |
Born in United States | 28,147 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 12,167 | 41.8% |
Different state | 15,980 | 54.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 195 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 755 | 2.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 755 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 455 | 60.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 300 | 39.7% |
Year of Entry in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 950 | 100% |
Native | 195 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 195 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 755 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 745 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Sheridan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 755 | 100% |
Europe | 83 | 11.0% |
Asia | 206 | 27.3% |
Africa | 40 | 5.3% |
Oceania | 15 | 2.0% |
Latin America | 327 | 43.3% |
Northern America | 84 | 11.1% |