Hamilton County vs Sheridan County

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

Hamilton County and Sheridan County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamilton County has the higher population (2,485 vs 2,442 in Sheridan County). Sheridan County has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $61,929 in Hamilton County). Sheridan County has the higher median home value ($152,000 vs $119,700 in Hamilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
Population	2,485	2,442
Median age	36.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,929	$70,000
Median home value	$119,700	$152,000
Median gross rent	$778	$663
Housing units	1,030	1,156
Homeownership rate	81.2%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
Population	2,591 → 2,485 (-4.1%)	2,506 → 2,442 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$46,944 → $61,929 (+31.9%)	$62,885 → $70,000 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$81,800 → $119,700 (+46.3%)	$113,900 → $152,000 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $778 (+16.5%)	$640 → $663 (+3.6%)

Hamilton County

Population

2,5912,485

Median household income

$46,944$61,929

Median home value

$81,800$119,700

Median gross rent

$668$778

Sheridan County

Population

2,5062,442

Median household income

$62,885$70,000

Median home value

$113,900$152,000

Median gross rent

$640$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
Under 5	6.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	18.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	12.2%
75 and over	6.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	41.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
No high school diploma	14.2%	3.5%
High school graduate	36.6%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
Drove alone	66.6%	67.6%
Carpooled	17.1%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	15.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
1-unit, detached	76.3%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Sheridan County
Poverty rate	3.7%	10.4%
Average household size	3.21	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	1969	1966