Sweetwater County, Wyoming

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 41,786
Median household income: $76,464
Median home value: $242,900

Sweetwater County is a county in Wyoming with a population of 41,786. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $76,464 is in line with the Wyoming median ($74,815).

From 2019 to 2023, Sweetwater County's population declined 4.0% from 43,521 to 41,786, while its median household income rose 2.2% from $74,843 to $76,464.

The median gross rent is $913. 20.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,786
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,464
Median home value: $242,900
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 19,226
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,52141,786

Median household income

$74,843$76,464

Median home value

$205,600$242,900

Median gross rent

$861$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,521	$74,843	$205,600	$861
2020	43,352	$73,384	$205,100	$852
2021	42,459	$76,668	$217,300	$859
2022	42,079	$79,375	$240,300	$899
2023	41,786	$76,464	$242,900	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,361	5.7%
5 to 17	8,202	19.6%
18 to 24	3,548	8.5%
25 to 34	5,263	12.6%
35 to 44	6,363	15.2%
45 to 54	4,985	11.9%
55 to 64	5,162	12.4%
65 to 74	3,857	9.2%
75 and over	2,045	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,257	77.2%
Black or African American	478	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	269	0.6%
Asian	263	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	325	0.8%
Two or more races	1,269	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,924	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's41.0%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,067	7.5%
High school graduate	8,620	31.1%
Some college or associate's	11,349	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,648	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,991	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,955	79.2%
Carpooled	2,598	12.9%
Public transit	475	2.4%
Walked	359	1.8%
Bicycle	115	0.6%
Worked from home	567	2.8%
Other means	65	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,515	48.6%
15 to 29 min	5,021	25.7%
30 to 44 min	2,846	14.5%
45 to 59 min	835	4.3%
60+ min	1,350	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 13.4% (5,537 of 41,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,854	64.4%
Nonfamily households	6,009	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,863	87.7%
Vacant	2,363	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,476	74.0%
Renter-occupied	4,387	26.0%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,506	59.8%
1-unit, attached	1,058	5.5%
2 to 4 units	1,376	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1,014	5.3%
20 or more units	484	2.5%
Mobile home & other	3,788	19.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 56037
State: Wyoming
Land area: 10,427 sq mi
Water area: 64 sq mi
Center point: 41.6603, -108.8757