Guernsey vs Wheatland

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

Guernsey 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 815 in Guernsey). Guernsey has the higher median household income ($56,417 vs $55,908 in Wheatland). Wheatland has the higher median home value ($236,400 vs $160,400 in Guernsey).

Population, income & housing

	Guernsey	Wheatland
Population	815	3,570
Median age	50.9 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,417	$55,908
Median home value	$160,400	$236,400
Median gross rent	$963	$707
Housing units	439	1,985
Homeownership rate	76.2%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guernsey	Wheatland
Population	956 → 815 (-14.7%)	3,558 → 3,570 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $56,417 (+15.7%)	$60,061 → $55,908 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $160,400 (+17.0%)	$170,800 → $236,400 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $963 (+31.0%)	$800 → $707 (-11.6%)

Guernsey

Population

956815

Median household income

$48,750$56,417

Median home value

$137,100$160,400

Median gross rent

$735$963

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)

	Guernsey	Wheatland
Under 5	5.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	1.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	20.1%
35 to 44	6.9%	16.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	19.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	13.1%	10.3%
75 and over	14.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guernsey	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	77.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	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	5.4%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guernsey	Wheatland
No high school diploma	12.9%	12.7%
High school graduate	27.4%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guernsey	Wheatland
Drove alone	81.9%	87.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.7%	4.1%
Bicycle	4.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	0.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guernsey	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	67.2%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Guernsey	Wheatland
Poverty rate	14.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	10	15
Median year structure built	1975	1975