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Wyoming

Population 582,397
6 Sources Updated September 10, 2026
582,397
Population
334,922,499 U.S.
$76,176
Median Income
$80,734 national
$51.5B
GDP (current $), change real
3.1%
Unemployment
4.0% national
Community Data / United States / Wyoming

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Demographics & Population

Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates

Household Income

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$76,176
Per Capita
$42,668
Mean Household
$100,641
Poverty Rate
10.5%

Age & Race / Ethnicity

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
65+: 18.5% (107,862 residents) 55-64: 12.7% (73,680 residents) 35-54: 24.6% (143,533 residents) 18-34: 21.6% (126,055 residents) Under 18: 22.5% (131,267 residents) 39 Median Age
Cohorts
Under 18 · 22.5%
18-34 · 21.6%
35-54 · 24.6%
55-64 · 12.7%
65+ · 18.5%
Race & Ethnicity
White84.5%
Two or More Races8.2%
Some Other Race3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native1.9%
Black or African American0.9%
Asian0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%
Hispanic or Latino(any race)10.7%
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.

Educational Attainment

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
94.2%
High School+
National: 89.6%
+4.6 pts
30.6%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
5.1 pts
11.5%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
2.6 pts

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
582,397
Population
299,826
Labor Force
Employed
288,713
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2024 annual
3.1%
2025 is not shown for Wyoming: a state annual average needs all 12 months and the Bureau of Labor Statistics has published 11. County pages draw on the separate annual series and may show 2025.
Mean Commute 8 min below national avg
18.8 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
9.4%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Wyoming's median household income sits 6% below the national median. At 10.5%, its poverty rate runs 2.0 pts below the ~12.5% national level, relevant for federal funding eligibility narratives. Bachelor's-or-higher attainment of 30.6% trails the national average of 35.7%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (released December 2025). Figures reflect the most recent Census release, older news reports may cite prior vintages.
Key Takeaways
  • Income near the national median: Median household income tracks the national median, indicating a broad-based consumer market.
  • Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 5.1 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.

Economy & Industry

Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis

$51.5B
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · CAGDP2 Regional GDP
92.691
Cost of Living - Below Avg

Top Private-Sector Industries by Employment

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics · Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages 2025 Annual · Private sector only, with government shown below
IndustryEmployment% of Top SectorsAvg Wage
1Retail Trade		 30,231 23.6%
$38,716
2Health Care and Social Assistance		 26,530 20.7%
$55,491
3Construction		 23,396 18.3%
$73,590
4Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction		 15,520 12.1%
$109,651
5Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services		 11,417 8.9%
$95,340
6Administrative and Support and Waste Management		 9,685 7.6%
$58,492
7Wholesale Trade		 7,980 6.2%
$82,024
8Educational Services		 2,168 1.7%
$47,568
9Management of Companies and Enterprises		 952 0.7%
$211,309
Government employment · context only
67,913

Public-sector jobs are not in the table above and are not part of any share or location quotient on this page. Both are measured on the private economy only, 214,339 private jobs in 2025: every location quotient divides by that total, and the % of Top Sectors column divides by the sectors listed above. Private employment is the standard basis for measuring industry concentration because government employment mostly serves the resident population rather than an outside market. Nothing on this card is expected to add up with the government figure.

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Key Takeaways
  • Largest private-sector industry: Retail Trade employs 30,231 workers (23.6% of the tracked sectors), at an average wage of $38,716. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 67,913 and is counted separately.
  • Economic scale: State GDP of $51.5B (2024).
  • Wage stratification: Management of Companies and Enterprises averages $211,309 while Retail Trade averages $38,716, a 5.5x spread in the same economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP (CAGDP2).

Industry Concentration

Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.

Chart source: BLS QCEW · broad NAICS supersector · private sector · Location Quotient vs. national private-sector employment share. The same supersector axes appear on every profile, so the shape can be compared across geographies.
Concentrated Industries
List source: BLS QCEW · 3-digit NAICS sub-sector · private sector · Location Quotient vs. national private-sector employment share.
Same source and same private-sector basis as the Top Industries table above. These sit at a finer level than the chart's supersector axes, so the two sets of values are not directly comparable. The sub-sector view surfaces specialization the supersector view masks, such as Mining (except Oil and Gas) here.
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
22.44x
6,786
Support Activities for Mining
15.03x
6,438
Oil and Gas Extraction
12.21x
2,296
Pipeline Transportation
11.13x
1,006
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
5.35x
942
Animal Production and Aquaculture
4.69x
2,043
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
2.91x
5,549
Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers
2.58x
4,352
Building Material and Garden Supply Retailers
1.74x
3,838
Rental and Leasing Services
1.71x
1,576
+ 4 more sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5, holding a further 22,957 jobs. See the spider chart for the broader picture.

Attraction Opportunities - Below-Average Industries

LQ < 0.5, below-average employment, screened against industrial power cost. Source: BLS QCEW · 3-digit NAICS sub-sector
0.17x
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
165 employed
0.23x
Management of Companies and Enterprises
952 employed
0.25x
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
407 employed
0.27x
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
164 employed
0.27x
Primary Metal Manufacturing
157 employed
0.32x
Food Manufacturing
902 employed
0.32x
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
361 employed
0.35x
Machinery Manufacturing
617 employed
Screened on industrial power cost only. Industrial electricity in Wyoming costs 8.66¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025). Land area and freight access are not assessed at state level. Source: EIA.
Key Takeaways
  • Top specialization: Mining (except Oil and Gas) concentrates at 22.44x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity.
  • Cluster depth: 14 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base across the state.
  • Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Industry Employment Composition
Wyoming's Top Sectors by Workforce Share
Each rectangle's area is proportional to that sector's share of the top private supersectors. Hover for exact employment.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW 2025 Annual · Private sector, NAICS supersectors

Housing & Affordability

Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026

Housing Overview

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$309,700
Median Home Value vs 2019
$992
Rent/Mo
71.8%
Owner-Occ
12.2%
Vacancy
4.1x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average

HUD Fair Market Rents (Statewide)

Renter-household-weighted average across 23 Fair Market Rent areas · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$792/mo$664 to $1,252
1 Bedroom
$856/mo$734 to $1,260
2 Bedroom
$1,079/mo$963 to $1,653
3 Bedroom
$1,461/mo$1,189 to $2,216
4 Bedroom
$1,796/mo$1,454 to $2,730
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,156/mo, from a renter median of $46,227) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 38.8% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 18.3% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
  • In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 4.1x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
  • High home ownership: 71.8% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
  • Elevated vacancy: 12.2% vacancy rate; potential redevelopment opportunity.
  • Affordable rent tiers: 3 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $46,227 can pay without cost burden (~$1,156/mo), and 38.8% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables.

Workforce Pipeline

Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition

Labor Market Overview

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
343,268
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Labor force participation rate: 67.3% of population aged 18+ 67% Participation (18+)
vs 2019
Mean Commute 8 min below national avg
18.8 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
9.4%

Education & Talent Pipeline

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
30.6%
HS Diploma+
94.2%
6 Largest Institutions by Credentials Awarded
Degrees, certificates, and other credentials awarded last academic year (College Scorecard).
University of Wyoming 3,198/yr
Martinsburg College 888/yr
Casper College 796/yr
Laramie County Community College 770/yr
WyoTech 680/yr
Northern Wyoming Community College District 672/yr

Aging Workforce

Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
21.5%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 12.7% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.

Workforce by Occupation

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
39.3%
Service
16.5%
Sales & Office
17.6%
Construction / Maint.
14.2%
Production / Transport
12.3%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 288,713 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
  • Healthy participation: 67.3% of the population aged 18+ is in the labor force, reflecting a steady, available workforce statewide.
  • Short commutes: 18.8-minute mean commute is a quality-of-life and labor-access advantage for site selectors.
Source: ACS workforce data.

County Profiles

23 counties in Wyoming

Albany County FIPS 56001 Big Horn County FIPS 56003 Campbell County FIPS 56005 Carbon County FIPS 56007 Converse County FIPS 56009 Crook County FIPS 56011 Fremont County FIPS 56013 Goshen County FIPS 56015 Hot Springs County FIPS 56017 Johnson County FIPS 56019 Laramie County FIPS 56021 Lincoln County FIPS 56023 Natrona County FIPS 56025 Niobrara County FIPS 56027 Park County FIPS 56029 Platte County FIPS 56031 Sheridan County FIPS 56033 Sublette County FIPS 56035 Sweetwater County FIPS 56037 Teton County FIPS 56039 Uinta County FIPS 56041 Washakie County FIPS 56043 Weston County FIPS 56045

AI Insights

Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 6 federal data sources.

Sample AI Insight

Wyoming shows strong potential for mining (except oil and gas) attraction, with a 22.44x concentration and 6,786 jobs in this sub-sector.

Cluster depth across mining (except oil and gas), support activities for mining, and oil and gas extraction creates supply-chain attraction leverage, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.

Industry Shift Analysis

Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100

Prospect Match Scores

Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources

Updated from official federal government data.

Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2024
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
USAspending.govFY2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Key economic and demographic figures for Wyoming, from federal data sources.

What is the population of Wyoming?

582,397 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).

What is the median household income in Wyoming?

$76,176 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Wyoming?

3.1% (2024 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).

What is the GDP of Wyoming?

$51.5B (BEA CAGDP2 (Regional)).