Fremont County, WY

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2024 Population

39,533

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

0.761% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.8%

3.44% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,904

0.399% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$268,800

6.37% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

17,567

0.85% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fremont County, WY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Fremont County, WY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fremont County, WY are Central Wyoming College (311 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Fremont County, WY was $268,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.1%.

Most people in Fremont County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Fremont County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Fremont County, WY borders Carbon County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY, Teton County, WY, and Washakie County, WY.

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Population & Diversity

Fremont County, WY is home to a population of 39.5k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.58% of Fremont County, WY residents were born outside of the country (623 people).

In 2024, there were 3.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.2k people) in Fremont County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.91k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.7k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Fremont County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fremont County, WY was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fremont County, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fremont County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
27.2k ± 261
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
6.91k ± 240
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.7k ± 256

6.94%

Hispanic Population

2.75k people

6.94% of the people in Fremont County, WY are hispanic (2.75k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fremont County, WY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wyoming.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
7,745 ± 2,146 people
Canada
968 ± 763 people
China
785 ± 687 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,745 Wyoming residents, followed by Canada with 968 and China with 785.

Foreign-Born Population

1.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

623 people

1.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

591 people

As of 2024, 1.58% of Fremont County, WY residents (623 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fremont County, WY was 1.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fremont County, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
984 ± 155
Gulf War (2001-)
504 ± 197
Gulf War (1990s)
348 ± 108

Fremont County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fremont County, WY.

Economy

The economy of Fremont County, WY employs 17.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fremont County, WY were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,810 people), Educational Services (2,261 people), and Retail Trade (1,922 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($95,568), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,869), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,509).

Employment

Occupations

17.6k

2024 Value

± 771

0.85%

1 Year growth

± 6.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fremont County, WY grew at a rate of 0.85%, from 17.4k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fremont County, WY, are Management Occupations (2,167 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,597 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,322 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fremont County, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

17.6k

2024 Value

± 771

0.85%

1 Year growth

± 6.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fremont County, WY grew at a rate of 0.85%, from 17.4k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fremont County, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,810 people), Educational Services (2,261 people), and Retail Trade (1,922 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fremont County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Fremont County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,855

Median earning men ± $2,657

$34,020

Median earning women ± $2,079

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,504), and Public Administration ($66,059).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($54,583), Wholesale Trade ($45,417), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

145
Construction
89
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
75
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$82.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$66.1k
Retail Trade
$48.6k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (25.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.56%).

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing the state of Wyoming. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Fremont County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fremont County, WY. Showing the available data for Wyoming.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (25.8%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.56%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (25.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.56%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wyoming for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

John Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

Cynthia Lummis

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing Wyoming.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Fremont County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Fremont County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Fremont County, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Fremont County, WY awarded 311 degrees. The student population of Fremont County, WY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 935 male students and 1,171 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fremont County, WY are White (191 and 62.4%), Unknown (46 and 15%), Hispanic or Latino (30 and 9.8%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (23 and 7.52%).

The largest universities in Fremont County, WY by number of degrees awarded are Central Wyoming College (311 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fremont County, WY are Electrician (34 and 10.9%), Registered Nursing (30 and 9.65%), and Systems Science & Theory (21 and 6.75%).

The median tuition cost in Fremont County, WY for a public four year colleges is $3,150 for in-state students and $9,450 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,106 students enrolled in Fremont County, WY, 44.4% men and 55.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,237 records, of which 56.2% were women and 43.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
30 degrees awarded
Systems Science & Theory
21 degrees awarded
General Health & Wellness
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fremont County, WY was Registered Nursing with 30 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Fremont County, WY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Central Wyoming College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

311 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central Wyoming College with 311 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 149 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fremont County, WY, which is 0.92 times less than the 162 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 191 degrees mean that there were 4.15 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 46 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,530) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fremont County, WY was $268,800 in 2024, which is 0.808 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $252,700 to $268,800, a 6.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Fremont County, WY is 70.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fremont County, WY have an average commute time of 17.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fremont County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fremont County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.43%.

Housing

Property

$268,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,005

$10,547

Median Property Taxes

±$590

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fremont County, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fremont County, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.1%

Homeownership

2024

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.1% of the housing units in Fremont County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fremont County, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,904

Median Household Income

± $2,606

15k

Number of Households

± 720

In 2024, the median household income of the 15k households in Fremont County, WY grew to $64,904 from the previous year's value of $64,646.

The following chart displays the households in Fremont County, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fremont County, WY is from Wyoming.

0.437

2023 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2023, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.72% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Worked At Home (9.66%)
Carpooled (9.61%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Fremont County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.66%) and those who carpooled to work (9.61%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fremont County, WY have a shorter commute time (17.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Fremont County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fremont County, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fremont County, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fremont County, WY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fremont County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.43%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fremont County, WY (4.94k out of 38.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fremont County, WY is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.1% of the children was living in poverty in Fremont County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 161 in Fremont County, WY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 4.33 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

82.5% of the population of Fremont County, WY has health coverage, with 39.7% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fremont County, WY see 1,229 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,229 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1273 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 355 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,229 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fremont County, WY

Primary care physicians in Fremont County, WY see an average of 1,229 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,229 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fremont County, WY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.5%

Uninsured

39.7%

Employer Coverage

15.7%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

1.67%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fremont County, WY declined by 5.98% from 18.6% to 17.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fremont County, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 87.6 in Fremont County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fremont County, WY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.9% in Fremont County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fremont County, WY.