Chugwater vs Guernsey

A side-by-side comparison of Chugwater and Guernsey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Guernsey has the higher population (815 vs 200 in Chugwater). Chugwater has the higher median household income ($66,016 vs $56,417 in Guernsey). Chugwater has the higher median home value ($254,400 vs $160,400 in Guernsey).

Population, income & housing

	Chugwater	Guernsey
Population	200	815
Median age	69.4 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,016	$56,417
Median home value	$254,400	$160,400
Median gross rent	$875	$963
Housing units	129	439
Homeownership rate	94.5%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chugwater	Guernsey
Population	185 → 200 (+8.1%)	956 → 815 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $66,016 (+44.7%)	$48,750 → $56,417 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$73,500 → $254,400 (+246.1%)	$137,100 → $160,400 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $875 (+29.6%)	$735 → $963 (+31.0%)

Chugwater

Population

185200

Median household income

$45,625$66,016

Median home value

$73,500$254,400

Median gross rent

$675$875

Guernsey

Population

956815

Median household income

$48,750$56,417

Median home value

$137,100$160,400

Median gross rent

$735$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chugwater	Guernsey
Under 5	6.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	8.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	1.0%	1.3%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	4.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	8.5%	19.5%
65 to 74	47.0%	13.1%
75 and over	9.0%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chugwater	Guernsey
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chugwater	Guernsey
No high school diploma	0.6%	12.9%
High school graduate	55.6%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chugwater	Guernsey
Drove alone	69.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	11.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chugwater	Guernsey
1-unit, detached	92.2%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Chugwater	Guernsey
Poverty rate	7.0%	14.8%
Average household size	1.83	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	33	10
Median year structure built	1957	1975