Arapahoe vs Riverton

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

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

Riverton has the higher population (10,803 vs 1,460 in Arapahoe). Arapahoe has the higher median household income ($67,188 vs $56,280 in Riverton). Riverton has the higher median home value ($204,900 vs $190,900 in Arapahoe).

Population, income & housing

	Arapahoe	Riverton
Population	1,460	10,803
Median age	33.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,188	$56,280
Median home value	$190,900	$204,900
Median gross rent	$483	$885
Housing units	471	4,564
Homeownership rate	71.3%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	17.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arapahoe	Riverton
Population	1,829 → 1,460 (-20.2%)	10,891 → 10,803 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $67,188 (+55.8%)	$52,463 → $56,280 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$127,200 → $190,900 (+50.1%)	$156,800 → $204,900 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$398 → $483 (+21.4%)	$802 → $885 (+10.3%)

Arapahoe

Population

1,8291,460

Median household income

$43,125$67,188

Median home value

$127,200$190,900

Median gross rent

$398$483

Riverton

Population

10,89110,803

Median household income

$52,463$56,280

Median home value

$156,800$204,900

Median gross rent

$802$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arapahoe	Riverton
Under 5	7.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	13.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.7%
75 and over	6.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arapahoe	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	72.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74.5%	8.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arapahoe	Riverton
No high school diploma	10.7%	6.6%
High school graduate	37.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arapahoe	Riverton
Drove alone	76.4%	78.4%
Carpooled	9.9%	10.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.6%
Walked	2.8%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arapahoe	Riverton
1-unit, detached	66.7%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Arapahoe	Riverton
Poverty rate	19.8%	11.6%
Average household size	3.76	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1983	1975