Phillips County vs Sheridan County

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

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

Phillips County has the higher population (4,224 vs 3,677 in Sheridan County). Sheridan County has the higher median household income ($63,654 vs $58,156 in Phillips County). Phillips County has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $111,600 in Sheridan County).

Population, income & housing

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
Population	4,224	3,677
Median age	44.9 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,156	$63,654
Median home value	$175,000	$111,600
Median gross rent	$623	$749
Housing units	2,235	2,049
Homeownership rate	74.8%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
Population	4,077 → 4,224 (+3.6%)	3,483 → 3,677 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$46,212 → $58,156 (+25.8%)	$55,521 → $63,654 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$129,200 → $175,000 (+35.4%)	$127,500 → $111,600 (-12.5%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $623 (+18.0%)	$727 → $749 (+3.0%)

Phillips County

Population

4,0774,224

Median household income

$46,212$58,156

Median home value

$129,200$175,000

Median gross rent

$528$623

Sheridan County

Population

3,4833,677

Median household income

$55,521$63,654

Median home value

$127,500$111,600

Median gross rent

$727$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
Under 5	6.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	14.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.2%
75 and over	10.1%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.1%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
No high school diploma	4.7%	8.5%
High school graduate	33.8%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
Drove alone	61.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	12.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.7%
Walked	7.0%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	17.1%	4.0%
Other means	0.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
1-unit, detached	78.0%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Phillips County	Sheridan County
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1971	1962