Rock Springs

Population: 23,229
Median household income: $73,307
Median home value: $245,600

Rock Springs, a community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, has 23,229 residents. At $73,307, its median household income sits below Sweetwater County's $76,464.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rock Springs's population held roughly steady from 23,319 to 23,229, while its median home value rose 16.0% from $211,800 to $245,600.

Owners occupy 71.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,229
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,307
Median home value: $245,600
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 10,722
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,31923,229

Median household income

$76,722$73,307

Median home value

$211,800$245,600

Median gross rent

$878$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,319	$76,722	$211,800	$878
2020	23,238	$74,625	$205,300	$876
2021	23,505	$74,548	$218,400	$875
2022	23,361	$75,863	$243,100	$925
2023	23,229	$73,307	$245,600	$943

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,185	5.1%
5 to 17	4,878	21.0%
18 to 24	2,295	9.9%
25 to 34	2,844	12.2%
35 to 44	3,720	16.0%
45 to 54	2,712	11.7%
55 to 64	2,523	10.9%
65 to 74	2,013	8.7%
75 and over	1,059	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,335	74.6%
Black or African American	475	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	211	0.9%
Asian	204	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	256	1.1%
Two or more races	701	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,046	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,235	8.3%
High school graduate	4,637	31.2%
Some college or associate's	5,824	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,077	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,098	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,204	81.3%
Carpooled	1,451	12.8%
Public transit	209	1.8%
Walked	108	1.0%
Bicycle	115	1.0%
Worked from home	215	1.9%
Other means	16	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,261	56.4%
15 to 29 min	2,132	19.2%
30 to 44 min	1,474	13.3%
45 to 59 min	437	3.9%
60+ min	799	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 15.7% (3,589 of 22,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,829	62.4%
Nonfamily households	3,506	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,335	87.1%
Vacant	1,387	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,705	71.8%
Renter-occupied	2,630	28.2%

1-unit, detached62.0%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other12.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,646	62.0%
1-unit, attached	907	8.5%
2 to 4 units	727	6.8%
5 to 19 units	701	6.5%
20 or more units	366	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1,375	12.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5667235
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5947, -109.2209