Purple Sage

Population: 676
Median household income: $54,527
Median home value: $9,999

Located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Purple Sage is a community with a population of 676. At $54,527, its median household income sits below Sweetwater County's $76,464.

Between 2019 and 2023, Purple Sage's population declined 17.4% from 818 to 676.

The median gross rent is $861. 0.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 676
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,527
Median home value: $9,999
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 295
Homeownership rate: 31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

818676

Median household income

$55,955$54,527

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Median gross rent

$856$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	818	$55,955	—	—
2020	764	$51,316	—	—
2021	503	$49,481	—	—
2022	546	$53,420	$9,999	$856
2023	676	$54,527	$9,999	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 173.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3437.6%

35 to 443.3%

45 to 5419.8%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	10.2%
5 to 17	22	3.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	254	37.6%
35 to 44	22	3.3%
45 to 54	134	19.8%
55 to 64	107	15.8%
65 to 74	68	10.1%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	508	75.1%
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	11	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	157	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	24.4%
High school graduate	207	35.4%
Some college or associate's	235	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled27.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	312	72.7%
Carpooled	117	27.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	184	42.9%
15 to 29 min	163	38.0%
30 to 44 min	82	19.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 15.4% (104 of 676)

	Count	Share
Family households	295	100.0%
Nonfamily households	0	0.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	295	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	92	31.2%
Renter-occupied	203	68.8%

1-unit, detached0.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other100.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	0	0.0%
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	295	100.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5662812
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5514, -109.3199