Green River vs James Town

A side-by-side comparison of Green River and James Town: population, income, housing, and more.

Green River and James Town are places in Wyoming. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Green River has the higher population (11,679 vs 447 in James Town). James Town has the higher median household income ($109,808 vs $85,399 in Green River). Since 2019, Green River's population has grown faster (-3.2% vs -32.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Green River	James Town
Population	11,679	447
Median age	36.8 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,399	$109,808
Median home value	$255,600	—
Median gross rent	$912	—
Housing units	4,948	186
Homeownership rate	76.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green River	James Town
Population	12,069 → 11,679 (-3.2%)	663 → 447 (-32.6%)
Median household income	$75,087 → $85,399 (+13.7%)	$62,434 → $109,808 (+75.9%)
Median home value	$213,800 → $255,600 (+19.6%)	$216,700 → $376,700 (+73.8%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $912 (+1.9%)	—

Green River

Population

12,06911,679

Median household income

$75,087$85,399

Median home value

$213,800$255,600

Median gross rent

$895$912

James Town

Population

663447

Median household income

$62,434$109,808

Median home value

$216,700$376,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Green River	James Town
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.6%	12.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	3.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	25.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	17.4%
75 and over	5.1%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green River	James Town
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green River	James Town
No high school diploma	5.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	58.7%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green River	James Town
Drove alone	81.0%	87.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	0.0%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	12.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green River	James Town
1-unit, detached	67.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Green River	James Town
Poverty rate	9.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	9
Median year structure built	1978	1982