Meeteetse vs Ralston

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

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

Meeteetse has the higher population (661 vs 128 in Ralston). Meeteetse has the higher median household income ($40,294 vs $37,035 in Ralston). Since 2019, Meeteetse's population has grown faster (+44.0% vs -77.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Meeteetse	Ralston
Population	661	128
Median age	61.8 yrs	63.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,294	$37,035
Median home value	$184,700	—
Median gross rent	$729	—
Housing units	342	128
Homeownership rate	54.6%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meeteetse	Ralston
Population	459 → 661 (+44.0%)	564 → 128 (-77.3%)
Median household income	$53,571 → $40,294 (-24.8%)	$83,492 → $37,035 (-55.6%)
Median home value	$145,300 → $184,700 (+27.1%)	$228,100 → $261,600 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $729 (-14.7%)	—

Meeteetse

Population

459661

Median household income

$53,571$40,294

Median home value

$145,300$184,700

Median gross rent

$855$729

Ralston

Population

564128

Median household income

$83,492$37,035

Median home value

$228,100$261,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meeteetse	Ralston
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	43.8%
45 to 54	5.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.6%	7.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	49.2%
75 and over	25.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meeteetse	Ralston
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	22.7%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	33.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	43.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meeteetse	Ralston
No high school diploma	24.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.0%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	43.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meeteetse	Ralston
Drove alone	60.7%	91.7%
Carpooled	2.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meeteetse	Ralston
1-unit, detached	60.8%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	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	38.0%	50.8%

Poverty & households

	Meeteetse	Ralston
Poverty rate	8.3%	15.6%
Average household size	2.02	—
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1975	1973