East Thermopolis vs Thermopolis

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

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

Thermopolis has the higher population (2,716 vs 186 in East Thermopolis). Thermopolis has the higher median household income ($71,574 vs $20,865 in East Thermopolis). Thermopolis has the higher median home value ($201,600 vs $118,800 in East Thermopolis).

Population, income & housing

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
Population	186	2,716
Median age	61.0 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$20,865	$71,574
Median home value	$118,800	$201,600
Median gross rent	$438	$892
Housing units	143	1,522
Homeownership rate	40.3%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
Population	238 → 186 (-21.8%)	2,703 → 2,716 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$17,391 → $20,865 (+20.0%)	$53,162 → $71,574 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $118,800 (+10.5%)	$138,900 → $201,600 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $438 (+11.2%)	$744 → $892 (+19.9%)

East Thermopolis

Population

238186

Median household income

$17,391$20,865

Median home value

$107,500$118,800

Median gross rent

$394$438

Thermopolis

Population

2,7032,716

Median household income

$53,162$71,574

Median home value

$138,900$201,600

Median gross rent

$744$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	1.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	1.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	3.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	24.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	17.4%
75 and over	33.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
No high school diploma	6.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	35.0%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
Drove alone	74.1%	77.6%
Carpooled	11.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.1%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
1-unit, detached	23.8%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.3%
20 or more units	32.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.3%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	East Thermopolis	Thermopolis
Poverty rate	22.3%	15.0%
Average household size	1.50	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1976	1963