Cody vs Ralston

A side-by-side comparison of Cody and Ralston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cody has the higher population (10,121 vs 128 in Ralston). Cody has the higher median household income ($68,676 vs $37,035 in Ralston). Since 2019, Cody's population has grown faster (+3.7% vs -77.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Cody	Ralston
Population	10,121	128
Median age	41.7 yrs	63.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,676	$37,035
Median home value	$357,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,039	—
Housing units	5,063	128
Homeownership rate	68.2%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cody	Ralston
Population	9,764 → 10,121 (+3.7%)	564 → 128 (-77.3%)
Median household income	$60,404 → $68,676 (+13.7%)	$83,492 → $37,035 (-55.6%)
Median home value	$236,900 → $357,300 (+50.8%)	$228,100 → $261,600 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $1,039 (+13.6%)	—

Cody

Population

9,76410,121

Median household income

$60,404$68,676

Median home value

$236,900$357,300

Median gross rent

$915$1,039

Ralston

Population

564128

Median household income

$83,492$37,035

Median home value

$228,100$261,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cody	Ralston
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	43.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	7.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	49.2%
75 and over	9.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cody	Ralston
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	22.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	33.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	43.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cody	Ralston
No high school diploma	1.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.3%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	43.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cody	Ralston
Drove alone	82.0%	91.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	8.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cody	Ralston
1-unit, detached	66.4%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	50.8%

Poverty & households

	Cody	Ralston
Poverty rate	8.1%	15.6%
Average household size	2.17	—
Mean commute (minutes)	10	—
Median year structure built	1983	1973