Sheridan County vs Sweet Grass County

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

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

Sweet Grass County has the higher population (3,713 vs 3,677 in Sheridan County). Sweet Grass County has the higher median household income ($69,426 vs $63,654 in Sheridan County). Sweet Grass County has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $111,600 in Sheridan County).

Population, income & housing

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
Population	3,677	3,713
Median age	44.7 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,654	$69,426
Median home value	$111,600	$295,500
Median gross rent	$749	$1,073
Housing units	2,049	1,929
Homeownership rate	76.6%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
Population	3,483 → 3,677 (+5.6%)	3,670 → 3,713 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$55,521 → $63,654 (+14.6%)	$49,886 → $69,426 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$127,500 → $111,600 (-12.5%)	$255,100 → $295,500 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $749 (+3.0%)	$708 → $1,073 (+51.6%)

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

Sweet Grass County

Population

3,6703,713

Median household income

$49,886$69,426

Median home value

$255,100$295,500

Median gross rent

$708$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
Under 5	7.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.0%
75 and over	10.6%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
No high school diploma	8.5%	3.6%
High school graduate	34.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
Drove alone	71.1%	70.3%
Carpooled	12.1%	9.6%
Public transit	0.7%	2.2%
Walked	8.8%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	13.1%
Other means	2.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Sheridan County	Sweet Grass County
Poverty rate	10.0%	7.8%
Average household size	2.43	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1962	1979