Fremont County vs Sheridan County

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

Fremont 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.

Fremont County has the higher population (39,472 vs 31,585 in Sheridan County). Sheridan County has the higher median household income ($70,855 vs $64,646 in Fremont County). Sheridan County has the higher median home value ($352,200 vs $252,700 in Fremont County).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
Population	39,472	31,585
Median age	39.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,646	$70,855
Median home value	$252,700	$352,200
Median gross rent	$858	$950
Housing units	17,471	15,236
Homeownership rate	70.7%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
Population	39,812 → 39,472 (-0.9%)	30,140 → 31,585 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$55,896 → $64,646 (+15.7%)	$60,807 → $70,855 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$196,400 → $252,700 (+28.7%)	$272,400 → $352,200 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $858 (+8.7%)	$836 → $950 (+13.6%)

Fremont County

Population

39,81239,472

Median household income

$55,896$64,646

Median home value

$196,400$252,700

Median gross rent

$789$858

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)

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
Under 5	5.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	13.7%
75 and over	7.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.8%	1.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
No high school diploma	6.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	31.2%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
Drove alone	75.8%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.1%	7.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
1-unit, detached	71.0%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Fremont County	Sheridan County
Poverty rate	12.4%	9.8%
Average household size	2.60	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1978	1981