Laramie vs Rock River

A side-by-side comparison of Laramie and Rock River: population, income, housing, and more.

Laramie and Rock River are places in Wyoming. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laramie has the higher population (31,848 vs 254 in Rock River). Rock River has the higher median household income ($62,750 vs $52,414 in Laramie). Laramie has the higher median home value ($302,200 vs $128,300 in Rock River).

Population, income & housing

	Laramie	Rock River
Population	31,848	254
Median age	26.9 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,414	$62,750
Median home value	$302,200	$128,300
Median gross rent	$933	$1,558
Housing units	15,297	132
Homeownership rate	44.1%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.8%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laramie	Rock River
Population	32,381 → 31,848 (-1.6%)	204 → 254 (+24.5%)
Median household income	$46,117 → $52,414 (+13.7%)	$47,083 → $62,750 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$216,300 → $302,200 (+39.7%)	$72,100 → $128,300 (+77.9%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $933 (+17.1%)	$1,067 → $1,558 (+46.0%)

Laramie

Population

32,38131,848

Median household income

$46,117$52,414

Median home value

$216,300$302,200

Median gross rent

$797$933

Rock River

Population

204254

Median household income

$47,083$62,750

Median home value

$72,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laramie	Rock River
Under 5	3.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	10.4%	11.4%
18 to 24	31.9%	13.4%
25 to 34	18.0%	23.6%
35 to 44	10.2%	7.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	7.4%	7.9%
65 to 74	7.3%	16.1%
75 and over	3.6%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laramie	Rock River
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	3.9%
Some other race	0.1%	6.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laramie	Rock River
No high school diploma	3.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	14.7%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laramie	Rock River
Drove alone	65.7%	85.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	2.9%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	7.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laramie	Rock River
1-unit, detached	44.2%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	Laramie	Rock River
Poverty rate	22.1%	21.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	14	33
Median year structure built	1977	1965