Park County vs Sweetwater County

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

Park 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 30,109 in Park County). Sweetwater County has the higher median household income ($76,464 vs $70,533 in Park County). Park County has the higher median home value ($374,200 vs $242,900 in Sweetwater County).

Population, income & housing

	Park County	Sweetwater County
Population	30,109	41,786
Median age	44.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,533	$76,464
Median home value	$374,200	$242,900
Median gross rent	$933	$913
Housing units	14,813	19,226
Homeownership rate	74.7%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Park County	Sweetwater County
Population	29,148 → 30,109 (+3.3%)	43,521 → 41,786 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$63,582 → $70,533 (+10.9%)	$74,843 → $76,464 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$268,500 → $374,200 (+39.4%)	$205,600 → $242,900 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$882 → $933 (+5.8%)	$861 → $913 (+6.0%)

Park County

Population

29,14830,109

Median household income

$63,582$70,533

Median home value

$268,500$374,200

Median gross rent

$882$933

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)

	Park County	Sweetwater County
Under 5	5.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	14.7%	9.2%
75 and over	10.2%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Park County	Sweetwater County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Park County	Sweetwater County
No high school diploma	4.2%	7.5%
High school graduate	23.9%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Park County	Sweetwater County
Drove alone	75.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	12.9%
Public transit	0.1%	2.4%
Walked	5.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.1%	2.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Park County	Sweetwater County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Park County	Sweetwater County
Poverty rate	8.6%	13.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1983	1980