Albany County vs Sheridan County

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

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

Albany County has the higher population (37,713 vs 31,585 in Sheridan County). Sheridan County has the higher median household income ($70,855 vs $59,881 in Albany County). Sheridan County has the higher median home value ($352,200 vs $322,100 in Albany County).

Population, income & housing

	Albany County	Sheridan County
Population	37,713	31,585
Median age	28.7 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,881	$70,855
Median home value	$322,100	$352,200
Median gross rent	$936	$950
Housing units	18,735	15,236
Homeownership rate	49.4%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.5%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany County	Sheridan County
Population	38,390 → 37,713 (-1.8%)	30,140 → 31,585 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$49,322 → $59,881 (+21.4%)	$60,807 → $70,855 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$235,000 → $322,100 (+37.1%)	$272,400 → $352,200 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $936 (+17.6%)	$836 → $950 (+13.6%)

Albany County

Population

38,39037,713

Median household income

$49,322$59,881

Median home value

$235,000$322,100

Median gross rent

$796$936

Sheridan County

Population

30,14031,585

Median household income

$60,807$70,855

Median home value

$272,400$352,200

Median gross rent

$836$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany County	Sheridan County
Under 5	4.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	27.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	13.7%
75 and over	4.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany County	Sheridan County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	89.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.1%
Asian	3.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany County	Sheridan County
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.7%
High school graduate	14.4%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany County	Sheridan County
Drove alone	67.1%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.2%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	8.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	4.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.9%	7.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany County	Sheridan County
1-unit, detached	50.7%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.6%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Albany County	Sheridan County
Poverty rate	21.0%	9.8%
Average household size	2.11	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1977	1981