Wheatland

Population: 3,570
Median household income: $55,908
Median home value: $236,400

Wheatland, a community in Platte County, Wyoming, has 3,570 residents. Its median household income of $55,908 runs below the Platte County figure of $66,299.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheatland's population held roughly steady from 3,558 to 3,570, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $170,800 to $236,400.

58.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,570
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,908
Median home value: $236,400
Median gross rent: $707
Housing units: 1,985
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5583,570

Median household income

$60,061$55,908

Median home value

$170,800$236,400

Median gross rent

$800$707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,558	$60,061	$170,800	$800
2020	3,543	$66,250	$172,800	$853
2021	3,567	$58,813	$185,500	$823
2022	3,575	$53,627	$223,300	$699
2023	3,570	$55,908	$236,400	$707

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	205	5.7%
5 to 17	472	13.2%
18 to 24	139	3.9%
25 to 34	716	20.1%
35 to 44	592	16.6%
45 to 54	317	8.9%
55 to 64	413	11.6%
65 to 74	367	10.3%
75 and over	349	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,780	77.9%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	196	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	580	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	349	12.7%
High school graduate	1,056	38.3%
Some college or associate's	896	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	262	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	191	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,486	87.7%
Carpooled	137	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,384	81.7%
15 to 29 min	76	4.5%
30 to 44 min	76	4.5%
45 to 59 min	69	4.1%
60+ min	88	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 9.1% (314 of 3,465)

	Count	Share
Family households	749	45.1%
Nonfamily households	912	54.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,661	83.7%
Vacant	324	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	982	59.1%
Renter-occupied	679	40.9%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,163	58.6%
1-unit, attached	35	1.8%
2 to 4 units	200	10.1%
5 to 19 units	64	3.2%
20 or more units	139	7.0%
Mobile home & other	384	19.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5683040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0517, -104.9595