James Town vs Rock Springs

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

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

Rock Springs has the higher population (23,229 vs 447 in James Town). James Town has the higher median household income ($109,808 vs $73,307 in Rock Springs). Since 2019, Rock Springs's population has grown faster (-0.4% vs -32.6%).

Population, income & housing

	James Town	Rock Springs
Population	447	23,229
Median age	47.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$109,808	$73,307
Median home value	—	$245,600
Median gross rent	—	$943
Housing units	186	10,722
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James Town	Rock Springs
Population	663 → 447 (-32.6%)	23,319 → 23,229 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$62,434 → $109,808 (+75.9%)	$76,722 → $73,307 (-4.5%)
Median home value	$216,700 → $376,700 (+73.8%)	$211,800 → $245,600 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$878 → $943 (+7.4%)

James Town

Population

663447

Median household income

$62,434$109,808

Median home value

$216,700$376,700

Rock Springs

Population

23,31923,229

Median household income

$76,722$73,307

Median home value

$211,800$245,600

Median gross rent

$878$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James Town	Rock Springs
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	3.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	25.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	17.4%	8.7%
75 and over	15.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James Town	Rock Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	74.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	8.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James Town	Rock Springs
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	58.7%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James Town	Rock Springs
Drove alone	87.7%	81.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James Town	Rock Springs
1-unit, detached	68.8%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	31.2%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	James Town	Rock Springs
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	9	20
Median year structure built	1982	1980