Albany County vs Sweetwater County

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

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

Sweetwater County has the higher population (41,786 vs 37,713 in Albany County). Sweetwater County has the higher median household income ($76,464 vs $59,881 in Albany County). Albany County has the higher median home value ($322,100 vs $242,900 in Sweetwater County).

Population, income & housing

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
Population	37,713	41,786
Median age	28.7 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,881	$76,464
Median home value	$322,100	$242,900
Median gross rent	$936	$913
Housing units	18,735	19,226
Homeownership rate	49.4%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.5%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
Population	38,390 → 37,713 (-1.8%)	43,521 → 41,786 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$49,322 → $59,881 (+21.4%)	$74,843 → $76,464 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$235,000 → $322,100 (+37.1%)	$205,600 → $242,900 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $936 (+17.6%)	$861 → $913 (+6.0%)

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

Sweetwater County

Population

43,52141,786

Median household income

$74,843$76,464

Median home value

$205,600$242,900

Median gross rent

$861$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
Under 5	4.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	11.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	27.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	16.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	15.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.2%
75 and over	4.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	77.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	3.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	14.4%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
Drove alone	67.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	12.9%
Public transit	1.9%	2.4%
Walked	8.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	4.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.9%	2.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
1-unit, detached	50.7%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	5.3%
20 or more units	4.6%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Albany County	Sweetwater County
Poverty rate	21.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.11	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	15	21
Median year structure built	1977	1980