East Thermopolis vs Kirby

A side-by-side comparison of East Thermopolis and Kirby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Thermopolis has the higher population (186 vs 54 in Kirby). Kirby has the higher median household income ($32,857 vs $20,865 in East Thermopolis). East Thermopolis has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $88,100 in Kirby).

Population, income & housing

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
Population	186	54
Median age	61.0 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$20,865	$32,857
Median home value	$118,800	$88,100
Median gross rent	$438	—
Housing units	143	37
Homeownership rate	40.3%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	41.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
Population	238 → 186 (-21.8%)	69 → 54 (-21.7%)
Median household income	$17,391 → $20,865 (+20.0%)	$48,000 → $32,857 (-31.5%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $118,800 (+10.5%)	$102,300 → $88,100 (-13.9%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $438 (+11.2%)	—

East Thermopolis

Population

238186

Median household income

$17,391$20,865

Median home value

$107,500$118,800

Median gross rent

$394$438

Kirby

Population

6954

Median household income

$48,000$32,857

Median home value

$102,300$88,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.6%	13.0%
25 to 34	1.1%	16.7%
35 to 44	3.2%	7.4%
45 to 54	24.7%	18.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	31.5%
75 and over	33.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	74.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	3.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
No high school diploma	6.3%	19.1%
High school graduate	35.0%	57.4%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
Drove alone	74.1%	64.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	35.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
1-unit, detached	23.8%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	32.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.3%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	East Thermopolis	Kirby
Poverty rate	22.3%	16.7%
Average household size	1.50	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1976	1950