Fort Laramie vs Torrington

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Laramie and Torrington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Torrington has the higher population (6,174 vs 224 in Fort Laramie). Fort Laramie has the higher median household income ($55,521 vs $53,393 in Torrington). Torrington has the higher median home value ($194,100 vs $101,100 in Fort Laramie).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
Population	224	6,174
Median age	51.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,521	$53,393
Median home value	$101,100	$194,100
Median gross rent	$900	$816
Housing units	135	2,661
Homeownership rate	73.8%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
Population	232 → 224 (-3.4%)	6,675 → 6,174 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $55,521 (+34.6%)	$51,818 → $53,393 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$88,200 → $101,100 (+14.6%)	$150,100 → $194,100 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $900 (+26.2%)	$694 → $816 (+17.6%)

Fort Laramie

Population

232224

Median household income

$41,250$55,521

Median home value

$88,200$101,100

Median gross rent

$713$900

Torrington

Population

6,6756,174

Median household income

$51,818$53,393

Median home value

$150,100$194,100

Median gross rent

$694$816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
Under 5	4.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	10.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	22.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	3.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	26.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	17.0%	9.7%
75 and over	6.3%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
No high school diploma	4.9%	8.3%
High school graduate	21.3%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	51.9%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
Drove alone	83.9%	75.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
1-unit, detached	78.5%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Fort Laramie	Torrington
Poverty rate	19.6%	17.8%
Average household size	2.09	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1958	1968