Midwest vs Vista West

A side-by-side comparison of Midwest and Vista West: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vista West has the higher population (917 vs 218 in Midwest). Vista West has the higher median household income ($96,250 vs $75,707 in Midwest). Vista West has the higher median home value ($382,500 vs $70,300 in Midwest).

Population, income & housing

	Midwest	Vista West
Population	218	917
Median age	51.9 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,707	$96,250
Median home value	$70,300	$382,500
Median gross rent	$525	—
Housing units	233	415
Homeownership rate	89.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midwest	Vista West
Population	233 → 218 (-6.4%)	856 → 917 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$51,607 → $75,707 (+46.7%)	$102,188 → $96,250 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$53,200 → $70,300 (+32.1%)	$346,400 → $382,500 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $525 (-19.8%)	—

Midwest

Population

233218

Median household income

$51,607$75,707

Median home value

$53,200$70,300

Median gross rent

$655$525

Vista West

Population

856917

Median household income

$102,188$96,250

Median home value

$346,400$382,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midwest	Vista West
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	9.2%	9.9%
18 to 24	1.8%	1.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	4.7%
35 to 44	6.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	28.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	22.0%	26.3%
65 to 74	17.4%	18.1%
75 and over	6.0%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midwest	Vista West
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	87.7%
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	1.8%	5.6%
Two or more races	1.4%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midwest	Vista West
No high school diploma	6.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	51.0%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midwest	Vista West
Drove alone	59.1%	71.7%
Carpooled	30.9%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midwest	Vista West
1-unit, detached	93.1%	98.8%
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%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Midwest	Vista West
Poverty rate	9.6%	1.3%
Average household size	1.72	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1938	1978