Sheridan, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,838. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,511 (-11.5% change)
Males: 1,288 (45.4%), Females: 1,550 (54.6%)
Chautauqua County
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $40,347
Median house value: $75,100
Population by Race
Races in Sheridan:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (29.2%), Polish (24.4%), Italian (16.5%), English (13.5%), Irish (11.9%), French (3.4%).
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sheridan
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sheridan town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 57.8%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 7.1%
1.2% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sheridan:
- BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DUNKIRK, NY)
- LAKE SHORE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; IRVING, NY)
- TLC HEALTH NETWORK (about 22 miles; GOWANDA, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sheridan:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 24 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
- NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 47 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: IAG)
- BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 48 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Abbreviation: BUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sheridan:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (about 3 miles; DUNKIRK, NY; Abbreviation: DKK)
- GOWANDA (about 20 miles; GOWANDA, NY; Abbreviation: D59)
- DART (about 22 miles; MAYVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: D79)
Amtrak station near Sheridan:
- 7 miles: DUNKIRK (108 E. 4TH ST.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sheridan:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 9 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 31 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 21,661)
- D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,033)
- ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 39 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,389)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 39 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,287)
- CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,002)