Carbon County, Wyoming

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,549
Median household income: $66,721
Median home value: $214,500

Carbon County is a county in Wyoming with a population of 14,549. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,721, its median household income sits below Wyoming's $74,815.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carbon County's population declined 4.6% from 15,247 to 14,549, while its median household income rose 10.9% from $60,161 to $66,721.

70.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,549
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $66,721
Median home value: $214,500
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 8,220
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,24714,549

Median household income

$60,161$66,721

Median home value

$174,900$214,500

Median gross rent

$792$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,247	$60,161	$174,900	$792
2020	15,073	$62,423	$183,800	$768
2021	14,714	$62,654	$188,100	$722
2022	14,609	$65,196	$212,800	$825
2023	14,549	$66,721	$214,500	$894

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	827	5.7%
5 to 17	2,504	17.2%
18 to 24	1,048	7.2%
25 to 34	1,918	13.2%
35 to 44	1,855	12.8%
45 to 54	1,765	12.1%
55 to 64	1,871	12.9%
65 to 74	1,698	11.7%
75 and over	1,063	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,104	76.3%
Black or African American	193	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	114	0.8%
Asian	102	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.1%
Two or more races	398	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,620	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	892	8.8%
High school graduate	3,528	34.7%
Some college or associate's	3,432	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,796	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	522	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,627	76.2%
Carpooled	750	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	131	2.2%
Bicycle	30	0.5%
Worked from home	455	7.5%
Other means	79	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,860	68.7%
15 to 29 min	808	14.4%
30 to 44 min	247	4.4%
45 to 59 min	303	5.4%
60+ min	399	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 12.6% (1,752 of 13,943)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,818	64.9%
Nonfamily households	2,067	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,885	71.6%
Vacant	2,335	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,518	76.8%
Renter-occupied	1,367	23.2%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other16.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,827	70.9%
1-unit, attached	172	2.1%
2 to 4 units	339	4.1%
5 to 19 units	376	4.6%
20 or more units	153	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1,353	16.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 56007
State: Wyoming
Land area: 7,898 sq mi
Water area: 66 sq mi
Center point: 41.7036, -106.9332