Dayton vs Sheridan

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

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

Sheridan has the higher population (19,035 vs 957 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $61,598 in Sheridan). Sheridan has the higher median home value ($295,300 vs $282,700 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Sheridan
Population	957	19,035
Median age	40.7 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$61,598
Median home value	$282,700	$295,300
Median gross rent	$791	$933
Housing units	359	8,945
Homeownership rate	87.9%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Sheridan
Population	771 → 957 (+24.1%)	17,844 → 19,035 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$82,625 → $78,750 (-4.7%)	$54,278 → $61,598 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$253,400 → $282,700 (+11.6%)	$228,200 → $295,300 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $791 (+7.2%)	$821 → $933 (+13.6%)

Dayton

Population

771957

Median household income

$82,625$78,750

Median home value

$253,400$282,700

Median gross rent

$738$791

Sheridan

Population

17,84419,035

Median household income

$54,278$61,598

Median home value

$228,200$295,300

Median gross rent

$821$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Sheridan
Under 5	1.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	26.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	18.0%	11.2%
75 and over	6.2%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Sheridan
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Sheridan
No high school diploma	1.4%	3.3%
High school graduate	30.5%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Sheridan
Drove alone	81.2%	83.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Sheridan
1-unit, detached	91.1%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Sheridan
Poverty rate	1.0%	11.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	12
Median year structure built	1978	1977