Sheridan is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 5,103 people and four associated neighborhoods, Sheridan is the 72nd largest community in Arkansas. Sheridan real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Sheridan house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sheridan is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sheridan is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sheridan who work in teaching (16.11%), management occupations (11.23%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.89%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.97% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Sheridan is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Sheridan are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.89% of adults in Sheridan having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sheridan in 2022 was $27,554, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,216 for a family of four. However, Sheridan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Sheridan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sheridan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sheridan include English, Irish, German, French, and African. The most common language spoken in Sheridan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
