Powell vs Ralston

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

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

Powell has the higher population (6,466 vs 128 in Ralston). Powell has the higher median household income ($65,077 vs $37,035 in Ralston). Since 2019, Powell's population has grown faster (+2.7% vs -77.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Powell	Ralston
Population	6,466	128
Median age	33.5 yrs	63.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,077	$37,035
Median home value	$265,400	—
Median gross rent	$856	—
Housing units	2,740	128
Homeownership rate	68.4%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powell	Ralston
Population	6,295 → 6,466 (+2.7%)	564 → 128 (-77.3%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $65,077 (+14.4%)	$83,492 → $37,035 (-55.6%)
Median home value	$191,000 → $265,400 (+39.0%)	$228,100 → $261,600 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $856 (+4.4%)	—

Powell

Population

6,2956,466

Median household income

$56,875$65,077

Median home value

$191,000$265,400

Median gross rent

$820$856

Ralston

Population

564128

Median household income

$83,492$37,035

Median home value

$228,100$261,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powell	Ralston
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	43.8%
45 to 54	8.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	7.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	49.2%
75 and over	9.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powell	Ralston
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	22.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	33.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	43.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powell	Ralston
No high school diploma	6.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.0%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	43.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powell	Ralston
Drove alone	73.7%	91.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.3%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powell	Ralston
1-unit, detached	67.9%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	50.8%

Poverty & households

	Powell	Ralston
Poverty rate	13.7%	15.6%
Average household size	2.20	—
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1976	1973