Medicine Bow

Population: 257
Median household income: $31,538
Median home value: $72,300

Located in Carbon County, Wyoming, Medicine Bow is a community with a population of 257. At $31,538, its median household income sits below Carbon County's $66,721.

Between 2019 and 2023, Medicine Bow's population declined 9.5% from 284 to 257, while its median home value fell 32.0% from $106,300 to $72,300.

The median resident is 65.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 30.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 257
Median age: 65.2 yrs
Median household income: $31,538
Median home value: $72,300
Median gross rent: $531
Housing units: 197
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

284257

Median household income

$33,487$31,538

Median home value

$106,300$72,300

Median gross rent

$560$531

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	284	$33,487	$106,300	$560
2020	272	$26,146	$109,800	$554
2021	343	$34,318	$102,900	—
2022	352	$30,250	$79,500	$467
2023	257	$31,538	$72,300	$531

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 170.8%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 340.8%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6430.0%

65 to 7429.2%

75 and over22.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	4.3%
5 to 17	2	0.8%
18 to 24	7	2.7%
25 to 34	2	0.8%
35 to 44	12	4.7%
45 to 54	14	5.4%
55 to 64	77	30.0%
65 to 74	75	29.2%
75 and over	57	22.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	213	82.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	4.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate50.6%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	19.4%
High school graduate	120	50.6%
Some college or associate's	44	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	22	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means6.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	70	76.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	13.0%
Other means	6	6.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	85.0%
15 to 29 min	3	3.8%
30 to 44 min	9	11.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.59
Poverty rate: 30.0% (77 of 257)

	Count	Share
Family households	70	43.2%
Nonfamily households	92	56.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	162	82.2%
Vacant	35	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	143	88.3%
Renter-occupied	19	11.7%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other31.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	118	59.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	4	2.0%
Mobile home & other	62	31.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5651575
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8995, -106.2019