Sheridan County vs Wichita County

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

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

Sheridan County has the higher population (2,442 vs 2,115 in Wichita County). Wichita County has the higher median household income ($71,282 vs $70,000 in Sheridan County). Sheridan County has the higher median home value ($152,000 vs $98,700 in Wichita County).

Population, income & housing

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
Population	2,442	2,115
Median age	43.4 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$71,282
Median home value	$152,000	$98,700
Median gross rent	$663	$738
Housing units	1,156	990
Homeownership rate	75.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
Population	2,506 → 2,442 (-2.6%)	2,130 → 2,115 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$62,885 → $70,000 (+11.3%)	$57,978 → $71,282 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $152,000 (+33.5%)	$88,900 → $98,700 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $663 (+3.6%)	$707 → $738 (+4.4%)

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

Wichita County

Population

2,1302,115

Median household income

$57,978$71,282

Median home value

$88,900$98,700

Median gross rent

$707$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
Under 5	6.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	15.7%
75 and over	11.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	67.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
No high school diploma	3.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	33.9%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
Drove alone	67.6%	67.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	11.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
1-unit, detached	91.1%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Sheridan County	Wichita County
Poverty rate	10.4%	16.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	14	13
Median year structure built	1966	1966