North Rock Springs vs Reliance

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

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

North Rock Springs has the higher population (2,338 vs 400 in Reliance). North Rock Springs has the higher median home value ($317,100 vs $27,400 in Reliance). Since 2019, Reliance's population has grown faster (+3.6% vs -8.9%).

Population, income & housing

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
Population	2,338	400
Median age	39.7 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,896	—
Median home value	$317,100	$27,400
Median gross rent	—	$816
Housing units	1,044	266
Homeownership rate	91.1%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	35.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
Population	2,567 → 2,338 (-8.9%)	386 → 400 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$106,713 → $100,896 (-5.5%)	—
Median home value	$278,000 → $317,100 (+14.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $911 (-27.4%)	—

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

Reliance

Population

386400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	35.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	27.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	20.8%
55 to 64	21.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	0.0%
75 and over	1.1%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	28.7%
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	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	66.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
No high school diploma	4.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
Drove alone	67.5%	48.4%
Carpooled	25.4%	51.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
1-unit, detached	60.6%	6.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.4%	75.2%

Poverty & households

	North Rock Springs	Reliance
Poverty rate	16.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.30	1.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1989	1977