Fremont County vs Natrona County

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

Fremont 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 39,472 in Fremont County). Natrona County has the higher median household income ($71,247 vs $64,646 in Fremont County). Natrona County has the higher median home value ($260,400 vs $252,700 in Fremont County).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont County	Natrona County
Population	39,472	79,735
Median age	39.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,646	$71,247
Median home value	$252,700	$260,400
Median gross rent	$858	$973
Housing units	17,471	37,101
Homeownership rate	70.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont County	Natrona County
Population	39,812 → 39,472 (-0.9%)	80,333 → 79,735 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$55,896 → $64,646 (+15.7%)	$62,772 → $71,247 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$196,400 → $252,700 (+28.7%)	$208,700 → $260,400 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $858 (+8.7%)	$860 → $973 (+13.1%)

Fremont County

Population

39,81239,472

Median household income

$55,896$64,646

Median home value

$196,400$252,700

Median gross rent

$789$858

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)

	Fremont County	Natrona County
Under 5	5.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.3%
75 and over	7.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont County	Natrona County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.8%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont County	Natrona County
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.2%
High school graduate	31.2%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont County	Natrona County
Drove alone	75.8%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.7%
Walked	4.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.1%	9.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont County	Natrona County
1-unit, detached	71.0%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	6.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Fremont County	Natrona County
Poverty rate	12.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1978	1977