Dove Valley vs Sheridan

A side-by-side comparison of Dove Valley and Sheridan: population, income, housing, and more.

Dove Valley and Sheridan are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sheridan has the higher population (6,031 vs 5,313 in Dove Valley). Dove Valley has the higher median household income ($85,772 vs $58,571 in Sheridan). Dove Valley has the higher median home value ($425,900 vs $360,900 in Sheridan).

Population, income & housing

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
Population	5,313	6,031
Median age	32.0 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,772	$58,571
Median home value	$425,900	$360,900
Median gross rent	$1,892	$1,595
Housing units	2,372	2,542
Homeownership rate	33.7%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
Population	5,673 → 5,313 (-6.3%)	6,089 → 6,031 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $85,772 (+22.5%)	$44,335 → $58,571 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$305,100 → $425,900 (+39.6%)	$227,500 → $360,900 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,407 → $1,892 (+34.5%)	$1,228 → $1,595 (+29.9%)

Dove Valley

Population

5,6735,313

Median household income

$70,000$85,772

Median home value

$305,100$425,900

Median gross rent

$1,407$1,892

Sheridan

Population

6,0896,031

Median household income

$44,335$58,571

Median home value

$227,500$360,900

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,595

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
Under 5	4.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	19.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	25.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	19.6%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	4.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.3%	10.5%
75 and over	1.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	44.7%
Black or African American	14.2%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	5.3%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
No high school diploma	3.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	16.1%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
Drove alone	70.4%	74.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	19.4%	7.0%
Other means	5.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
1-unit, detached	20.2%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	24.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	26.5%	11.1%
20 or more units	28.5%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Dove Valley	Sheridan
Poverty rate	13.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	2004	1974