Encampment

Population: 491
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $206,000

Encampment, a community in Carbon County, Wyoming, has 491 residents. Its median household income of $53,125 runs below the Carbon County figure of $66,721.

From 2019 to 2023, Encampment's population grew 10.8% from 443 to 491, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $176,800 to $206,000.

28.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 491
Median age: 62.1 yrs
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $206,000
Median gross rent: $1,135
Housing units: 388
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

443491

Median household income

$44,702$53,125

Median home value

$176,800$206,000

Median gross rent

$881$1,135

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	443	$44,702	$176,800	$881
2020	432	$43,170	$184,000	$1,031
2021	297	$44,500	$166,300	$1,008
2022	386	$48,641	$180,000	$1,188
2023	491	$53,125	$206,000	$1,135

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 176.5%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 6420.8%

65 to 7424.8%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	1.8%
5 to 17	32	6.5%
18 to 24	22	4.5%
25 to 34	25	5.1%
35 to 44	81	16.5%
45 to 54	26	5.3%
55 to 64	102	20.8%
65 to 74	122	24.8%
75 and over	72	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	467	95.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	2.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	6.1%
High school graduate	144	33.6%
Some college or associate's	135	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	94	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone49.6%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle4.0%

Worked from home31.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	112	49.6%
Carpooled	17	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	8.0%
Bicycle	9	4.0%
Worked from home	70	31.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	53.2%
15 to 29 min	43	27.6%
30 to 44 min	30	19.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.70
Poverty rate: 11.0% (54 of 491)

	Count	Share
Family households	139	48.3%
Nonfamily households	149	51.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	288	74.2%
Vacant	100	25.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	243	84.4%
Renter-occupied	45	15.6%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	217	55.9%
1-unit, attached	10	2.6%
2 to 4 units	29	7.5%
5 to 19 units	15	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	117	30.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5624750
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2088, -106.7948