Red Butte vs Vista West

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

Red Butte 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 799 in Red Butte). Vista West has the higher median home value ($382,500 vs $374,300 in Red Butte). Since 2019, Vista West's population has grown faster (+7.1% vs -2.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Red Butte	Vista West
Population	799	917
Median age	15.8 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$96,250
Median home value	$374,300	$382,500
Housing units	228	415
Homeownership rate	93.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Butte	Vista West
Population	815 → 799 (-2.0%)	856 → 917 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $177,631 (+118.6%)	$102,188 → $96,250 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$288,300 → $374,300 (+29.8%)	$346,400 → $382,500 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,119 → $1,018 (-9.0%)	—

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

Vista West

Population

856917

Median household income

$102,188$96,250

Median home value

$346,400$382,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red Butte	Vista West
Under 5	4.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	46.8%	9.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.3%
25 to 34	3.1%	4.7%
35 to 44	26.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	3.1%	26.3%
65 to 74	4.3%	18.1%
75 and over	3.6%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Butte	Vista West
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Butte	Vista West
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	7.4%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	67.4%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Butte	Vista West
Drove alone	68.7%	71.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.0%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Butte	Vista West
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Red Butte	Vista West
Poverty rate	0.0%	1.3%
Average household size	3.50	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1950	1978