Lander

Population: 7,565
Median household income: $71,601
Median home value: $321,800

Located in Fremont County, Wyoming, Lander is a community with a population of 7,565. The median household income of $71,601 is above the Fremont County median ($64,646).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lander's population held roughly steady from 7,555 to 7,565, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $215,900 to $321,800.

The median gross rent is $870. 42.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,565
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,601
Median home value: $321,800
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 3,306
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5557,565

Median household income

$57,799$71,601

Median home value

$215,900$321,800

Median gross rent

$895$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,555	$57,799	$215,900	$895
2020	7,533	$57,938	$239,400	$973
2021	7,551	$65,014	$250,300	$970
2022	7,561	$62,958	$285,700	$859
2023	7,565	$71,601	$321,800	$870

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	414	5.5%
5 to 17	1,602	21.2%
18 to 24	503	6.6%
25 to 34	790	10.4%
35 to 44	1,261	16.7%
45 to 54	682	9.0%
55 to 64	954	12.6%
65 to 74	712	9.4%
75 and over	647	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,103	80.7%
Black or African American	69	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	609	8.1%
Asian	11	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	307	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	466	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	3.1%
High school graduate	1,128	22.4%
Some college or associate's	1,606	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,184	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	971	19.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,318	72.3%
Carpooled	230	7.2%
Public transit	20	0.6%
Walked	224	7.0%
Bicycle	120	3.7%
Worked from home	238	7.4%
Other means	55	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,925	64.9%
15 to 29 min	661	22.3%
30 to 44 min	317	10.7%
45 to 59 min	7	0.2%
60+ min	57	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 9.7% (698 of 7,222)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,755	57.6%
Nonfamily households	1,294	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,049	92.2%
Vacant	257	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,007	65.8%
Renter-occupied	1,042	34.2%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,259	68.3%
1-unit, attached	169	5.1%
2 to 4 units	101	3.1%
5 to 19 units	303	9.2%
20 or more units	106	3.2%
Mobile home & other	368	11.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5644760
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8310, -108.7306