Midwest vs Red Butte

A side-by-side comparison of Midwest and Red Butte: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Red Butte has the higher population (799 vs 218 in Midwest). Red Butte has the higher median home value ($374,300 vs $70,300 in Midwest). Since 2019, Red Butte's population has grown faster (-2.0% vs -6.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Midwest	Red Butte
Population	218	799
Median age	51.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,707	—
Median home value	$70,300	$374,300
Median gross rent	$525	—
Housing units	233	228
Homeownership rate	89.8%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midwest	Red Butte
Population	233 → 218 (-6.4%)	815 → 799 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$51,607 → $75,707 (+46.7%)	$81,250 → $177,631 (+118.6%)
Median home value	$53,200 → $70,300 (+32.1%)	$288,300 → $374,300 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $525 (-19.8%)	$1,119 → $1,018 (-9.0%)

Midwest

Population

233218

Median household income

$51,607$75,707

Median home value

$53,200$70,300

Median gross rent

$655$525

Red Butte

Population

815799

Median household income

$81,250$177,631

Median home value

$288,300$374,300

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midwest	Red Butte
Under 5	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.2%	46.8%
18 to 24	1.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	3.1%
35 to 44	6.4%	26.7%
45 to 54	28.4%	8.4%
55 to 64	22.0%	3.1%
65 to 74	17.4%	4.3%
75 and over	6.0%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midwest	Red Butte
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midwest	Red Butte
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	51.0%	7.4%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midwest	Red Butte
Drove alone	59.1%	68.7%
Carpooled	30.9%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	22.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midwest	Red Butte
1-unit, detached	93.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Midwest	Red Butte
Poverty rate	9.6%	0.0%
Average household size	1.72	3.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950