Lander vs Riverton

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

Lander 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 7,565 in Lander). Lander has the higher median household income ($71,601 vs $56,280 in Riverton). Lander has the higher median home value ($321,800 vs $204,900 in Riverton).

Population, income & housing

	Lander	Riverton
Population	7,565	10,803
Median age	37.6 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,601	$56,280
Median home value	$321,800	$204,900
Median gross rent	$870	$885
Housing units	3,306	4,564
Homeownership rate	65.8%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.7%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lander	Riverton
Population	7,555 → 7,565 (+0.1%)	10,891 → 10,803 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$57,799 → $71,601 (+23.9%)	$52,463 → $56,280 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$215,900 → $321,800 (+49.1%)	$156,800 → $204,900 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $870 (-2.8%)	$802 → $885 (+10.3%)

Lander

Population

7,5557,565

Median household income

$57,799$71,601

Median home value

$215,900$321,800

Median gross rent

$895$870

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)

	Lander	Riverton
Under 5	5.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.3%
35 to 44	16.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.7%
75 and over	8.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lander	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	72.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.1%	8.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lander	Riverton
No high school diploma	3.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	22.4%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lander	Riverton
Drove alone	72.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	10.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.6%
Walked	7.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	3.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.4%	4.6%
Other means	1.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lander	Riverton
1-unit, detached	68.3%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Lander	Riverton
Poverty rate	9.7%	11.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	13	15
Median year structure built	1972	1975