Sheridan vs Strasburg

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

Sheridan and Strasburg 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 3,249 in Strasburg). Strasburg has the higher median household income ($81,607 vs $58,571 in Sheridan). Strasburg has the higher median home value ($445,100 vs $360,900 in Sheridan).

Population, income & housing

	Sheridan	Strasburg
Population	6,031	3,249
Median age	35.1 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,571	$81,607
Median home value	$360,900	$445,100
Median gross rent	$1,595	$1,177
Housing units	2,542	1,152
Homeownership rate	56.1%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheridan	Strasburg
Population	6,089 → 6,031 (-1.0%)	3,013 → 3,249 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$44,335 → $58,571 (+32.1%)	$77,527 → $81,607 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$227,500 → $360,900 (+58.6%)	$296,500 → $445,100 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,228 → $1,595 (+29.9%)	$872 → $1,177 (+35.0%)

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

Strasburg

Population

3,0133,249

Median household income

$77,527$81,607

Median home value

$296,500$445,100

Median gross rent

$872$1,177

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sheridan	Strasburg
Under 5	4.9%	4.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	24.6%
18 to 24	9.3%	11.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	13.4%
75 and over	3.9%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheridan	Strasburg
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	69.9%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	43.3%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheridan	Strasburg
No high school diploma	13.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.0%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheridan	Strasburg
Drove alone	74.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	14.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	14.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheridan	Strasburg
1-unit, detached	47.5%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	3.1%
20 or more units	14.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Sheridan	Strasburg
Poverty rate	13.5%	14.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1974	1999