Chugwater vs Wheatland

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

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

Wheatland has the higher population (3,570 vs 200 in Chugwater). Chugwater has the higher median household income ($66,016 vs $55,908 in Wheatland). Chugwater has the higher median home value ($254,400 vs $236,400 in Wheatland).

Population, income & housing

	Chugwater	Wheatland
Population	200	3,570
Median age	69.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,016	$55,908
Median home value	$254,400	$236,400
Median gross rent	$875	$707
Housing units	129	1,985
Homeownership rate	94.5%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chugwater	Wheatland
Population	185 → 200 (+8.1%)	3,558 → 3,570 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $66,016 (+44.7%)	$60,061 → $55,908 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$73,500 → $254,400 (+246.1%)	$170,800 → $236,400 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $875 (+29.6%)	$800 → $707 (-11.6%)

Chugwater

Population

185200

Median household income

$45,625$66,016

Median home value

$73,500$254,400

Median gross rent

$675$875

Wheatland

Population

3,5583,570

Median household income

$60,061$55,908

Median home value

$170,800$236,400

Median gross rent

$800$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chugwater	Wheatland
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	8.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	1.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	20.1%
35 to 44	4.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	7.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	8.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	47.0%	10.3%
75 and over	9.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chugwater	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	77.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chugwater	Wheatland
No high school diploma	0.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	55.6%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chugwater	Wheatland
Drove alone	69.1%	87.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chugwater	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	92.2%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Chugwater	Wheatland
Poverty rate	7.0%	9.1%
Average household size	1.83	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	33	15
Median year structure built	1957	1975