Big Horn County vs Platte County

A side-by-side comparison of Big Horn County and Platte County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Big Horn County has the higher population (11,737 vs 8,606 in Platte County). Platte County has the higher median household income ($66,299 vs $60,547 in Big Horn County). Platte County has the higher median home value ($248,900 vs $198,200 in Big Horn County).

Population, income & housing

	Big Horn County	Platte County
Population	11,737	8,606
Median age	41.5 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,547	$66,299
Median home value	$198,200	$248,900
Median gross rent	$876	$745
Housing units	5,370	4,656
Homeownership rate	77.2%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Horn County	Platte County
Population	11,882 → 11,737 (-1.2%)	8,582 → 8,606 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$52,804 → $60,547 (+14.7%)	$50,903 → $66,299 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $198,200 (+21.3%)	$188,500 → $248,900 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $876 (+29.2%)	$763 → $745 (-2.4%)

Big Horn County

Population

11,88211,737

Median household income

$52,804$60,547

Median home value

$163,400$198,200

Median gross rent

$678$876

Platte County

Population

8,5828,606

Median household income

$50,903$66,299

Median home value

$188,500$248,900

Median gross rent

$763$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Horn County	Platte County
Under 5	5.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	12.9%	15.0%
75 and over	8.6%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Horn County	Platte County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Horn County	Platte County
No high school diploma	12.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	31.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Horn County	Platte County
Drove alone	76.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.6%	7.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Horn County	Platte County
1-unit, detached	79.5%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	22.8%

Poverty & households

	Big Horn County	Platte County
Poverty rate	12.0%	10.2%
Average household size	2.64	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1967	1976