Bessemer Bend vs Edgerton

A side-by-side comparison of Bessemer Bend and Edgerton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bessemer Bend has the higher population (119 vs 78 in Edgerton). Bessemer Bend has the higher median household income ($161,125 vs $26,406 in Edgerton). Bessemer Bend has the higher median home value ($409,400 vs $26,300 in Edgerton).

Population, income & housing

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
Population	119	78
Median age	66.9 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$161,125	$26,406
Median home value	$409,400	$26,300
Median gross rent	—	$531
Housing units	74	69
Homeownership rate	100.0%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	19.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
Population	232 → 119 (-48.7%)	153 → 78 (-49.0%)
Median household income	$63,500 → $161,125 (+153.7%)	$29,583 → $26,406 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$256,900 → $409,400 (+59.4%)	$66,300 → $26,300 (-60.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$808 → $531 (-34.3%)

Bessemer Bend

Population

232119

Median household income

$63,500$161,125

Median home value

$256,900$409,400

Edgerton

Population

15378

Median household income

$29,583$26,406

Median home value

$66,300$26,300

Median gross rent

$808$531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	17.9%
25 to 34	4.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.0%	19.2%
45 to 54	4.2%	20.5%
55 to 64	19.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	42.9%	2.6%
75 and over	24.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	63.9%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	10.9%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
Drove alone	48.3%	36.4%
Carpooled	16.7%	45.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	18.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	35.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	37.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	39.1%

Poverty & households

	Bessemer Bend	Edgerton
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.9%
Average household size	1.61	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	—	10
Median year structure built	1978	1983