Parkman vs Ranchester

A side-by-side comparison of Parkman and Ranchester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ranchester has the higher population (1,069 vs 396 in Parkman). Ranchester has the higher median household income ($65,568 vs $63,498 in Parkman). Since 2019, Parkman's population has grown faster (+214.3% vs -4.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Parkman	Ranchester
Population	396	1,069
Median age	69.2 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,498	$65,568
Median home value	—	$295,900
Median gross rent	—	$765
Housing units	191	388
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkman	Ranchester
Population	126 → 396 (+214.3%)	1,117 → 1,069 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$108,472 → $63,498 (-41.5%)	$63,750 → $65,568 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$331,300 → $612,500 (+84.9%)	$238,100 → $295,900 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$971 → $765 (-21.2%)

Parkman

Population

126396

Median household income

$108,472$63,498

Median home value

$331,300$612,500

Ranchester

Population

1,1171,069

Median household income

$63,750$65,568

Median home value

$238,100$295,900

Median gross rent

$971$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parkman	Ranchester
Under 5	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	5.8%	27.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	2.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	4.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.7%
55 to 64	32.1%	7.2%
65 to 74	55.6%	7.1%
75 and over	0.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkman	Ranchester
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkman	Ranchester
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	21.2%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.8%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkman	Ranchester
Drove alone	93.7%	79.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkman	Ranchester
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Parkman	Ranchester
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1969	1984