Kemmerer

Population: 2,788
Median household income: $74,375
Median home value: $173,100

Kemmerer is a community in Lincoln County, Wyoming, home to 2,788 residents. The median household income of $74,375 is below the Lincoln County median ($86,092).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kemmerer's population grew 1.5% from 2,747 to 2,788, while its median home value rose 4.9% from $165,000 to $173,100.

The median resident is 40.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,788
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,375
Median home value: $173,100
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 1,406
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7472,788

Median household income

$63,000$74,375

Median home value

$165,000$173,100

Median gross rent

$809$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,747	$63,000	$165,000	$809
2020	2,758	$63,861	$143,000	$622
2021	2,632	$66,513	$142,400	$683
2022	2,640	$71,284	$166,600	$757
2023	2,788	$74,375	$173,100	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	178	6.4%
5 to 17	554	19.9%
18 to 24	130	4.7%
25 to 34	323	11.6%
35 to 44	364	13.1%
45 to 54	162	5.8%
55 to 64	428	15.4%
65 to 74	370	13.3%
75 and over	279	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,563	91.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.3%
Asian	11	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	1.3%
Two or more races	87	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	108	5.6%
High school graduate	578	30.0%
Some college or associate's	713	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	367	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	160	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	998	84.1%
Carpooled	39	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	4.5%
Other means	55	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	809	71.4%
15 to 29 min	109	9.6%
30 to 44 min	57	5.0%
45 to 59 min	107	9.4%
60+ min	51	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 17.2% (470 of 2,739)

	Count	Share
Family households	624	50.4%
Nonfamily households	614	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,238	88.1%
Vacant	168	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	918	74.2%
Renter-occupied	320	25.8%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,042	74.1%
1-unit, attached	62	4.4%
2 to 4 units	50	3.6%
5 to 19 units	106	7.5%
20 or more units	75	5.3%
Mobile home & other	71	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5642005
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7785, -110.5528