Cowley

Population: 801
Median household income: $78,456
Median home value: $239,000

Located in Big Horn County, Wyoming, Cowley is a community with a population of 801. At $78,456, its median household income sits above Big Horn County's $60,547.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cowley's population grew 28.6% from 623 to 801, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $211,600 to $239,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.3% of the population. 84.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 801
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,456
Median home value: $239,000
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 254
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

623801

Median household income

$63,125$78,456

Median home value

$211,600$239,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	623	$63,125	$211,600	$650
2020	667	$63,170	$174,300	$688
2021	688	$66,157	$174,500	$925
2022	668	$73,214	$199,600	$1,069
2023	801	$78,456	$239,000	$1,100

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	8.1%
5 to 17	209	26.1%
18 to 24	46	5.7%
25 to 34	154	19.2%
35 to 44	79	9.9%
45 to 54	74	9.2%
55 to 64	69	8.6%
65 to 74	91	11.4%
75 and over	14	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	659	82.3%
Black or African American	44	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	20	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's53.4%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	3.3%
High school graduate	90	18.7%
Some college or associate's	257	53.4%
Bachelor's degree	68	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	50	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	285	84.8%
Carpooled	37	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	207	62.5%
15 to 29 min	74	22.4%
30 to 44 min	26	7.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	24	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.53
Poverty rate: 6.2% (49 of 793)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	83.3%
Nonfamily households	38	16.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	227	89.4%
Vacant	27	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	209	92.1%
Renter-occupied	18	7.9%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	229	90.2%
1-unit, attached	10	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5617645
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.8835, -108.4693