James Town vs Purple Sage

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

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

Purple Sage has the higher population (676 vs 447 in James Town). James Town has the higher median household income ($109,808 vs $54,527 in Purple Sage). Since 2019, Purple Sage's population has grown faster (-17.4% vs -32.6%).

Population, income & housing

	James Town	Purple Sage
Population	447	676
Median age	47.6 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$109,808	$54,527
Median home value	—	$9,999
Median gross rent	—	$861
Housing units	186	295
Homeownership rate	100.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James Town	Purple Sage
Population	663 → 447 (-32.6%)	818 → 676 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$62,434 → $109,808 (+75.9%)	$55,955 → $54,527 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$216,700 → $376,700 (+73.8%)	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$856 → $861 (+0.6%)

James Town

Population

663447

Median household income

$62,434$109,808

Median home value

$216,700$376,700

Purple Sage

Population

818676

Median household income

$55,955$54,527

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Median gross rent

$856$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James Town	Purple Sage
Under 5	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 17	12.1%	3.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.4%	37.6%
35 to 44	25.1%	3.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	19.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	17.4%	10.1%
75 and over	15.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James Town	Purple Sage
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James Town	Purple Sage
No high school diploma	0.0%	24.4%
High school graduate	58.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James Town	Purple Sage
Drove alone	87.7%	72.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	27.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James Town	Purple Sage
1-unit, detached	68.8%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.2%	100.0%

Poverty & households

	James Town	Purple Sage
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	9	16
Median year structure built	1982	1989