Albany County vs Natrona County

A side-by-side comparison of Albany County and Natrona County: population, income, housing, and more.

Albany County and Natrona County are counties in Wyoming. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Natrona County has the higher population (79,735 vs 37,713 in Albany County). Natrona County has the higher median household income ($71,247 vs $59,881 in Albany County). Albany County has the higher median home value ($322,100 vs $260,400 in Natrona County).

Population, income & housing

	Albany County	Natrona County
Population	37,713	79,735
Median age	28.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,881	$71,247
Median home value	$322,100	$260,400
Median gross rent	$936	$973
Housing units	18,735	37,101
Homeownership rate	49.4%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.5%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany County	Natrona County
Population	38,390 → 37,713 (-1.8%)	80,333 → 79,735 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$49,322 → $59,881 (+21.4%)	$62,772 → $71,247 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$235,000 → $322,100 (+37.1%)	$208,700 → $260,400 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $936 (+17.6%)	$860 → $973 (+13.1%)

Albany County

Population

38,39037,713

Median household income

$49,322$59,881

Median home value

$235,000$322,100

Median gross rent

$796$936

Natrona County

Population

80,33379,735

Median household income

$62,772$71,247

Median home value

$208,700$260,400

Median gross rent

$860$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany County	Natrona County
Under 5	4.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	27.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	8.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.3%
75 and over	4.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany County	Natrona County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	85.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	3.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany County	Natrona County
No high school diploma	3.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	14.4%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany County	Natrona County
Drove alone	67.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	8.3%
Public transit	1.9%	0.7%
Walked	8.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	4.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.9%	9.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany County	Natrona County
1-unit, detached	50.7%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	6.3%
20 or more units	4.6%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Albany County	Natrona County
Poverty rate	21.0%	9.7%
Average household size	2.11	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1977	1977