Ranchester

Population: 1,069
Median household income: $65,568
Median home value: $295,900

Ranchester is a community in Sheridan County, Wyoming, home to 1,069 residents. At $65,568, its median household income sits below Sheridan County's $70,855.

From 2019 to 2023, Ranchester's population declined 4.3% from 1,117 to 1,069, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $238,100 to $295,900.

74.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,069
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,568
Median home value: $295,900
Median gross rent: $765
Housing units: 388
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1171,069

Median household income

$63,750$65,568

Median home value

$238,100$295,900

Median gross rent

$971$765

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,117	$63,750	$238,100	$971
2020	1,062	$54,196	$225,600	—
2021	1,211	$60,208	$252,800	$667
2022	967	$63,083	$274,800	$723
2023	1,069	$65,568	$295,900	$765

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1727.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	5.2%
5 to 17	294	27.5%
18 to 24	91	8.5%
25 to 34	136	12.7%
35 to 44	136	12.7%
45 to 54	168	15.7%
55 to 64	77	7.2%
65 to 74	76	7.1%
75 and over	35	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	996	93.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	3.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	4.3%
High school graduate	185	29.5%
Some college or associate's	204	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	154	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	58	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	449	79.9%
Carpooled	58	10.3%
Public transit	3	0.5%
Walked	13	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	106	20.3%
15 to 29 min	333	63.7%
30 to 44 min	28	5.4%
45 to 59 min	2	0.4%
60+ min	54	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 13.8% (147 of 1,069)

	Count	Share
Family households	270	72.0%
Nonfamily households	105	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	375	96.6%
Vacant	13	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	311	82.9%
Renter-occupied	64	17.1%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other15.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	287	74.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	18	4.6%
5 to 19 units	18	4.6%
20 or more units	2	0.5%
Mobile home & other	61	15.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5663755
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.9076, -107.1673