Natrona County, Wyoming

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 79,735
Median household income: $71,247
Median home value: $260,400

Home to 79,735 residents, Natrona County is one of Wyoming's counties. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,247, its median household income sits below Wyoming's $74,815.

Between 2019 and 2023, Natrona County's population held roughly steady from 80,333 to 79,735, while its median household income rose 13.5% from $62,772 to $71,247.

Owners occupy 73.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,735
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,247
Median home value: $260,400
Median gross rent: $973
Housing units: 37,101
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,33379,735

Median household income

$62,772$71,247

Median home value

$208,700$260,400

Median gross rent

$860$973

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,333	$62,772	$208,700	$860
2020	80,067	$62,168	$215,400	$846
2021	79,382	$64,100	$218,700	$895
2022	79,506	$69,104	$247,600	$945
2023	79,735	$71,247	$260,400	$973

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,662	5.8%
5 to 17	14,374	18.0%
18 to 24	6,293	7.9%
25 to 34	10,722	13.4%
35 to 44	11,463	14.4%
45 to 54	8,845	11.1%
55 to 64	10,296	12.9%
65 to 74	8,184	10.3%
75 and over	4,896	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67,847	85.1%
Black or African American	476	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	310	0.4%
Asian	444	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	361	0.5%
Two or more races	2,916	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,381	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,399	6.2%
High school graduate	15,387	28.3%
Some college or associate's	20,729	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	9,214	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,677	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,475	79.2%
Carpooled	3,287	8.3%
Public transit	290	0.7%
Walked	648	1.6%
Bicycle	88	0.2%
Worked from home	3,648	9.2%
Other means	300	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,342	48.1%
15 to 29 min	14,134	39.2%
30 to 44 min	2,038	5.6%
45 to 59 min	943	2.6%
60+ min	1,631	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 9.7% (7,620 of 78,370)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,704	62.2%
Nonfamily households	12,581	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,285	89.7%
Vacant	3,816	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,487	73.6%
Renter-occupied	8,798	26.4%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,526	71.5%
1-unit, attached	1,053	2.8%
2 to 4 units	1,411	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2,354	6.3%
20 or more units	2,628	7.1%
Mobile home & other	3,129	8.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 56025
State: Wyoming
Land area: 5,341 sq mi
Water area: 35 sq mi
Center point: 42.9776, -106.7682