Sheridan County

Sheridan County, Montana

At a Glance

Population	3,539
County Seat	Sheridan County Courthouse
State FIPS	30
County FIPS	091
Num Towns	8
Census-Designated Places	4
Total Town Population	2,319
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	3,700
Median Age	43.8
Veterans	247
Housing Units	2,051
Uninsured	155
Net Migration (recent)	-269
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	151
Total Employees	821
Avg Annual Pay	$48,594
Median Household Income	$67,457
Poverty Rate	9.8%
Unemployment Rate	1.5%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$70,549
Federal Spending FY2024	$51,231,759
Federal Spending Per Capita	$14,476

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$121,800
Median Rent	$789
FMR Studio	$861
FMR 1BR	$972
FMR 2BR	$1,174
FMR 3BR	$1,637
FMR 4BR	$1,643

Health & Safety

Hospitals	8
EMS Stations	24
Fire Stations	24
Police Stations	9
Adult Smoking	16.6%
Adult Obesity	32.8%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	22.4
Air Quality Good Days	104

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.66
Electric Customers	557432
Towns with Broadband Data	8
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	8

Community

Churches	12
Libraries	8
Historic Places (NRHP)	7
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	54
SNAP Stores	4
Bank Branches	4

Agriculture

Total Farms	18
Land in Farms (acres)	879,677
Avg Farm Size (acres)	48,870.9
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (6)

Type	Title	Date
DR	FLOODING	2023-08-12
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-31
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2011-06-17
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	2000-12-06

Detailed Topics

Communities in Sheridan County

Plentywood — pop 1,669
Medicine Lake — pop 244
Westby — pop 167
Outlook — pop 84
Antelope — pop 74
Homestead — pop 35
Reserve — pop 33
Redstone — pop 13

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.