Green River vs North Rock Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Green River and North Rock Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Green River and North Rock Springs 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 2,338 in North Rock Springs). North Rock Springs has the higher median household income ($100,896 vs $85,399 in Green River). North Rock Springs has the higher median home value ($317,100 vs $255,600 in Green River).

Population, income & housing

	Green River	North Rock Springs
Population	11,679	2,338
Median age	36.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,399	$100,896
Median home value	$255,600	$317,100
Median gross rent	$912	—
Housing units	4,948	1,044
Homeownership rate	76.0%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green River	North Rock Springs
Population	12,069 → 11,679 (-3.2%)	2,567 → 2,338 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$75,087 → $85,399 (+13.7%)	$106,713 → $100,896 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$213,800 → $255,600 (+19.6%)	$278,000 → $317,100 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $912 (+1.9%)	$1,255 → $911 (-27.4%)

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

North Rock Springs

Population

2,5672,338

Median household income

$106,713$100,896

Median home value

$278,000$317,100

Median gross rent

$1,255$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Green River	North Rock Springs
Under 5	6.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	21.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.5%
75 and over	5.1%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green River	North Rock Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	72.5%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green River	North Rock Springs
No high school diploma	5.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	25.9%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green River	North Rock Springs
Drove alone	81.0%	67.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	25.4%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green River	North Rock Springs
1-unit, detached	67.3%	60.6%
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%	39.4%

Poverty & households

	Green River	North Rock Springs
Poverty rate	9.7%	16.3%
Average household size	2.57	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1978	1989