Sheridan Lake, Colorado Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 3:50 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Sheridan Lake is a town in Kiowa County, Colorado, with a population of 95. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 72.60% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 27.40% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.00% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Ancestry

Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Sheridan Lake include German, Russian, American, Danish, and Swedish. Measured by location quotient — comparing the town share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in town are Russian, Danish, and German.

Age

The population of Sheridan Lake is younger than the United States as a whole. The median age is 18.6 years, 19.3 years less than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 2.10% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Sheridan Lake, 31.00% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 6.90% of households are occupied by single male householders, 17.20% by single female householders, and 44.80% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 27.60% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Colorado and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Sheridan Lake, 100% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 94.1% of the 5 and older population across Colorado only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Sheridan Lake are as likely as the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 48.1% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across Colorado as a whole, 50.4% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is far more common in Sheridan Lake than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 22.2% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In Colorado, 11.9% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 25.9% of Sheridan Lake residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Sheridan Lake, 2% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 8.9% of the civilian population in all of Colorado.

Educational attainment

In Sheridan Lake, adults are more likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are also more likely to have a four-year college education. Among Sheridan Lake residents 25 and older, 95.00% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 42.50% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across Colorado, 91.4% of adults have graduated high school, and 40.1 have a bachelor’s degree.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is less common in Sheridan Lake than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 9.50%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 10.9% of the population lives below the poverty line.