Arapahoe vs Lander

A side-by-side comparison of Arapahoe and Lander: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lander has the higher population (7,565 vs 1,460 in Arapahoe). Lander has the higher median household income ($71,601 vs $67,188 in Arapahoe). Lander has the higher median home value ($321,800 vs $190,900 in Arapahoe).

Population, income & housing

	Arapahoe	Lander
Population	1,460	7,565
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,188	$71,601
Median home value	$190,900	$321,800
Median gross rent	$483	$870
Housing units	471	3,306
Homeownership rate	71.3%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	17.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arapahoe	Lander
Population	1,829 → 1,460 (-20.2%)	7,555 → 7,565 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $67,188 (+55.8%)	$57,799 → $71,601 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$127,200 → $190,900 (+50.1%)	$215,900 → $321,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$398 → $483 (+21.4%)	$895 → $870 (-2.8%)

Arapahoe

Population

1,8291,460

Median household income

$43,125$67,188

Median home value

$127,200$190,900

Median gross rent

$398$483

Lander

Population

7,5557,565

Median household income

$57,799$71,601

Median home value

$215,900$321,800

Median gross rent

$895$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arapahoe	Lander
Under 5	7.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.3%	21.2%
18 to 24	13.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.4%
75 and over	6.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arapahoe	Lander
White (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74.5%	8.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arapahoe	Lander
No high school diploma	10.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	37.5%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arapahoe	Lander
Drove alone	76.4%	72.3%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.2%
Public transit	1.9%	0.6%
Walked	2.8%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	3.7%
Worked from home	7.5%	7.4%
Other means	0.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arapahoe	Lander
1-unit, detached	66.7%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Arapahoe	Lander
Poverty rate	19.8%	9.7%
Average household size	3.76	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	16	13
Median year structure built	1983	1972