East Thermopolis vs Lucerne

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

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

Lucerne has the higher population (466 vs 186 in East Thermopolis). Lucerne has the higher median household income ($72,321 vs $20,865 in East Thermopolis). Lucerne has the higher median home value ($323,100 vs $118,800 in East Thermopolis).

Population, income & housing

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
Population	186	466
Median age	61.0 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$20,865	$72,321
Median home value	$118,800	$323,100
Median gross rent	$438	—
Housing units	143	177
Homeownership rate	40.3%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
Population	238 → 186 (-21.8%)	462 → 466 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$17,391 → $20,865 (+20.0%)	$72,917 → $72,321 (-0.8%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $118,800 (+10.5%)	$253,300 → $323,100 (+27.6%)
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

Lucerne

Population

462466

Median household income

$72,917$72,321

Median home value

$253,300$323,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
Under 5	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	24.0%
18 to 24	1.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	1.1%	3.4%
35 to 44	3.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	24.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.4%
75 and over	33.3%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.0%
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%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
Drove alone	74.1%	73.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
1-unit, detached	23.8%	75.7%
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%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	East Thermopolis	Lucerne
Poverty rate	22.3%	1.3%
Average household size	1.50	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1976	1980