Sheridan vs Virginia City

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

Sheridan and Virginia City are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sheridan has the higher population (788 vs 148 in Virginia City). Sheridan has the higher median home value ($298,600 vs $288,600 in Virginia City). Since 2019, Sheridan's population has grown faster (-6.5% vs -28.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Sheridan	Virginia City
Population	788	148
Median age	54.8 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,264	—
Median home value	$298,600	$288,600
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	377	140
Homeownership rate	82.1%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheridan	Virginia City
Population	843 → 788 (-6.5%)	207 → 148 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $83,264 (+44.8%)	$48,125 → $75,625 (+57.1%)
Median home value	$186,400 → $298,600 (+60.2%)	$203,900 → $288,600 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $725 (+16.4%)	$1,000 → $875 (-12.5%)

Sheridan

Population

843788

Median household income

$57,500$83,264

Median home value

$186,400$298,600

Median gross rent

$623$725

Virginia City

Population

207148

Median household income

$48,125$75,625

Median home value

$203,900$288,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sheridan	Virginia City
Under 5	1.9%	1.4%
5 to 17	9.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	4.1%
25 to 34	3.3%	1.4%
35 to 44	9.5%	16.9%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.9%	5.4%
65 to 74	15.4%	28.4%
75 and over	17.1%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheridan	Virginia City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheridan	Virginia City
No high school diploma	7.1%	22.4%
High school graduate	34.6%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheridan	Virginia City
Drove alone	74.5%	71.4%
Carpooled	17.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	12.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheridan	Virginia City
1-unit, detached	76.7%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sheridan	Virginia City
Poverty rate	5.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1975	1938