Carbon County, Wyoming

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Carbon County, Wyoming is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,463	582,397	334,922,499	2190th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,511	$76,176	$80,734	1161st of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	39.1	38.9	1942nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.4%	30.6%	35.7%	1319th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$222,700	$309,700	$332,700	1161st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$842	$992	$1,413	1812th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.5%	12.5%	1914th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	3.7%	5.2%	1265th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.8	6.0	n/a	3089th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	3.5%	14.1%	1171st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.8	n/a	n/a	1170th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	71.8%	65.2%	1317th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.4	18.8	26.4	2986th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.7%	9.4%	15.1%	2214th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.2%	n/a	n/a	355th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	49.5%	46.9%	1509th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.9%	n/a	n/a	698th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	81.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.3%	10.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	39.6	32.5	61.4

Age in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Median Age	40.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	22.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	12.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	23.8%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Households	6,116	243,318	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	64.5%	61.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.2%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.6%	12.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	28.1%	28.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,791	$42,668	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.5%	14.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	8.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.0%	26.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Housing Units	8,236	277,141	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.2%	67.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.6%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.7%	12.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	28.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	27.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,279	$1,767	n/a

Education in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Less than High School	9.3%	5.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.0%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.3%	36.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.4%	19.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	11.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.9%	65.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.4%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	3.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.6%	54.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Carbon County, Wyoming

Statistic	Carbon County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.7%	41.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.7%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.5%	4.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.9%	5.1%	16.7%

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