Park County vs Sheridan County

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

Park 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.

Sheridan County has the higher population (31,585 vs 30,109 in Park County). Sheridan County has the higher median household income ($70,855 vs $70,533 in Park County). Park County has the higher median home value ($374,200 vs $352,200 in Sheridan County).

Population, income & housing

	Park County	Sheridan County
Population	30,109	31,585
Median age	44.8 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,533	$70,855
Median home value	$374,200	$352,200
Median gross rent	$933	$950
Housing units	14,813	15,236
Homeownership rate	74.7%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Park County	Sheridan County
Population	29,148 → 30,109 (+3.3%)	30,140 → 31,585 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$63,582 → $70,533 (+10.9%)	$60,807 → $70,855 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$268,500 → $374,200 (+39.4%)	$272,400 → $352,200 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$882 → $933 (+5.8%)	$836 → $950 (+13.6%)

Park County

Population

29,14830,109

Median household income

$63,582$70,533

Median home value

$268,500$374,200

Median gross rent

$882$933

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)

	Park County	Sheridan County
Under 5	5.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	14.7%	13.7%
75 and over	10.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Park County	Sheridan County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Park County	Sheridan County
No high school diploma	4.2%	3.7%
High school graduate	23.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Park County	Sheridan County
Drove alone	75.7%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.1%	7.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Park County	Sheridan County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Park County	Sheridan County
Poverty rate	8.6%	9.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1983	1981