Bessemer Bend

Population: 119
Median household income: $161,125
Median home value: $409,400

Located in Natrona County, Wyoming, Bessemer Bend is a community with a population of 119. At $161,125, its median household income sits above Natrona County's $71,247.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bessemer Bend's population declined 48.7% from 232 to 119, while its median home value rose 59.4% from $256,900 to $409,400.

48.3% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 119
Median age: 66.9 yrs
Median household income: $161,125
Median home value: $409,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 74
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

232119

Median household income

$63,500$161,125

Median home value

$256,900$409,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	232	$63,500	$256,900
2020	122	$81,094	$275,000
2021	110	—	$341,900
2022	118	$153,618	$394,600
2023	119	$161,125	$409,400

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 544.2%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7442.9%

75 and over24.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	5	4.2%
35 to 44	6	5.0%
45 to 54	5	4.2%
55 to 64	23	19.3%
65 to 74	51	42.9%
75 and over	29	24.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate63.9%

Some college or associate's10.9%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	76	63.9%
Some college or associate's	13	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	30	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone48.3%

Carpooled16.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means35.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29	48.3%
Carpooled	10	16.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	21	35.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	50	83.3%
30 to 44 min	5	8.3%
45 to 59 min	5	8.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.61
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 119)

	Count	Share
Family households	36	48.6%
Nonfamily households	38	51.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	74	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5606407
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7561, -106.5175