Sheridan, MT Population

Overview

840

Total Population

56.0

Median age

57.38%

Female population %

74.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sheridan's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sheridan is 56.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sheridan's population under 18 was 11.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sheridan's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sheridan, 9.17% were under the age of 15, 14.05% aged 15 to 29, 46.79% aged 30 to 64, 22.02% aged 65 to 84, and 7.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 124 more females than males in Sheridan:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.38% females and 42.62% males in Sheridan, MT.
The Sheridan, MT gender ratio is 74.3:100 i.e. 74.3 men to 100 women (0.743).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 71.

Sheridan's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sheridan population: 95.71% are White and 4.29% are multiracial.
Sheridan's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 828 (98.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sheridan is White with a population of 804 (95.71% of the total population).

Sheridan's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 754 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sheridan's population increased by 7 (1.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sheridan's population increased by 35 (5.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sheridan's population was lowest in year 2003 at 649.