Lance Creek vs Lusk

A side-by-side comparison of Lance Creek and Lusk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lusk has the higher population (1,482 vs 47 in Lance Creek). Lance Creek has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $164,200 in Lusk). Since 2019, Lance Creek's population has grown faster (+46.9% vs -4.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Lance Creek	Lusk
Population	47	1,482
Median age	64.8 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$44,755
Median home value	$222,900	$164,200
Median gross rent	—	$590
Housing units	31	823
Homeownership rate	76.0%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lance Creek	Lusk
Population	32 → 47 (+46.9%)	1,558 → 1,482 (-4.9%)
Median household income	—	$38,477 → $44,755 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $222,900 (-88.9%)	$129,500 → $164,200 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$578 → $590 (+2.1%)

Lance Creek

Population

3247

Median home value

$2,000,001$222,900

Lusk

Population

1,5581,482

Median household income

$38,477$44,755

Median home value

$129,500$164,200

Median gross rent

$578$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lance Creek	Lusk
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	51.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	17.4%
75 and over	48.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lance Creek	Lusk
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lance Creek	Lusk
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.2%
High school graduate	72.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lance Creek	Lusk
Drove alone	12.5%	75.9%
Carpooled	37.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.0%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lance Creek	Lusk
1-unit, detached	90.3%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Lance Creek	Lusk
Poverty rate	55.3%	21.3%
Average household size	1.88	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	—	14
Median year structure built	1959	1950