Goshen County, WY

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2023 Population

12,587

0.0397% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

43.4

1.14% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

12.3%

33.1% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$64,882

4.05% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$234,600

8.01% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,629

2.44% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Goshen County, WY had a population of 12.6k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $64,882. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Goshen County, WY declined from 12,592 to 12,587, a −0.0397% decrease and its median household income grew from $62,356 to $64,882, a 4.05% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Goshen County, WY are White (Non-Hispanic) (85%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.71%), White (Hispanic) (3.23%), Other (Hispanic) (3.04%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.54%).

None of the households in Goshen 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.

99.2% of the residents in Goshen County, WY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Goshen County, WY are Eastern Wyoming College (217 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Goshen County, WY was $234,600, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Goshen County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Goshen County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Goshen County, WY borders Banner County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, and Platte County, WY.

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Population & Diversity

Goshen County, WY is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.55% of Goshen County, WY residents were born outside of the country (195 people).

In 2023, there were 22.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Goshen County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 467 Two+ (Hispanic) and 406 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

99%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.2% of Goshen County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Goshen County, WY was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Goshen County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.7k ± 70
Two+ (Hispanic)
467 ± 280
White (Hispanic)
406 ± 174

10.1%

Hispanic Population

1.27k people

10.1% of the people in Goshen County, WY are hispanic (1.27k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Goshen 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
7,502 ± 2,113 people
China
1,001 ± 776 people
Canada
993 ± 773 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,502 Wyoming residents, followed by China with 1,001 and Canada with 993.

Foreign-Born Population

1.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

195 people

1.72%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

216 people

As of 2023, 1.55% of Goshen County, WY residents (195 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Goshen County, WY was 1.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
313 ± 90
Gulf War (1990s)
144 ± 74
Gulf War (2001-)
121 ± 56

Goshen County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Goshen County, WY employs 5.63k people. The largest industries in Goshen County, WY are Educational Services (807 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (794 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (711 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($106,688), Utilities ($88,448), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,722).

Males in Wyoming have an average income that is 1.47 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,942. The income inequality in Wyoming (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.63k

2023 Value

± 446

−2.44%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Goshen County, WY declined at a rate of −2.44%, from 5.77k employees to 5.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Goshen County, WY, are Management Occupations (869 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (540 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (384 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Goshen County, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.63k

2023 Value

± 446

−2.44%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Goshen County, WY declined at a rate of −2.44%, from 5.77k employees to 5.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Goshen County, WY, are Educational Services (807 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (794 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (711 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Goshen County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Goshen County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,165

Median earning men ± $10,335

$29,200

Median earning women ± $3,113

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($147,554), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,731), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($47,917), Public Administration ($46,806), and Wholesale Trade ($38,424).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

31
Other Services (except Public Administration)
28
Construction
20
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$30.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$10.1k
Retail Trade
$9.78k
Wholesale Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Goshen County, WY went to Donald J. Trump with 77.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.2%), followed by Other (1.67%).

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.

Goshen 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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.67%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Goshen County, WY went to Donald J. Trump with 77.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.2%), followed by Other (1.67%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Goshen County, WY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

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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 Goshen County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Goshen 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 Goshen County, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Goshen County, WY awarded 217 degrees. The student population of Goshen County, WY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 581 male students and 840 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Goshen County, WY are White (175 and 87.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (15 and 7.46%), American Indian or Alaska Native (6 and 2.99%), and Two or More Races (3 and 1.49%).

The largest universities in Goshen County, WY by number of degrees awarded are Eastern Wyoming College (217 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Goshen County, WY are Welding Technology (47 and 21.7%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (27 and 12.4%), and General Social Sciences (14 and 6.45%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,421 students enrolled in Goshen County, WY, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,197 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
27 degrees awarded
General Social Sciences
14 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
14 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Goshen County, WY was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 27 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Eastern Wyoming College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

217 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eastern Wyoming College with 217 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 99 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Goshen County, WY, which is 0.839 times less than the 118 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 175 degrees mean that there were 11.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 15 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, 2-year ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,140) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (129k), Some college (119k), and Bachelors Degree (74.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Goshen County, WY was $234,600 in 2023, which is 0.773 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $217,200 to $234,600, a 8.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Goshen County, WY is 74.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Goshen County, WY have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Goshen County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Goshen County, WY is $64,882. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Goshen County, WY was Census Tract 9577 with a value of $69,167, followed by Census Tract 9580 and Census Tract 9578, with respective values of $66,976 and $63,255.

In 2023, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Goshen County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.53%.

Housing

Property

$234,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,368

$3,742

Median Property Taxes

±$359

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 Goshen 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 Goshen County, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2023

58.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.1% of the housing units in Goshen County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9577
Census Tract 9580
Census Tract 9578

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Goshen County, WY was Census Tract 9577 with a value of $69,167, followed by Census Tract 9580 and Census Tract 9578, with respective values of $66,976 and $63,255.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Goshen County, WY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$64,882

Median Household Income

± $4,524

5.05k

Number of Households

± 430

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.05k households in Goshen County, WY grew to $64,882 from the previous year's value of $62,356.

The following chart displays the households in Goshen 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2022, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0943% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (70.3%)
Worked At Home (11.7%)
Carpooled (9.58%)

In 2023, 70.3% of workers in Goshen County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.58%).

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

16.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Goshen County, WY have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.54% of the workforce in Goshen County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Goshen 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 Goshen County, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Goshen County, WY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Goshen County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.53%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Goshen County, WY (1.44k out of 11.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Goshen County, WY is White, followed by Other 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 2023, 14.8% of the children was living in poverty in Goshen County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8.1%.

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.

Health

90.5% of the population of Goshen County, WY has health coverage, with 41.8% on employee plans, 8.87% on Medicaid, 17.7% on Medicare, 19.3% on non-group plans, and 2.85% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Goshen County, WY see 1324 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.227% increase from the previous year (1321 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1791 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 172 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,324 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Goshen County, WY

Primary care physicians in Goshen County, WY see an average of 1,324 patients per year. This represents a 0.227% increase from the previous year (1,321 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.53%

Uninsured

41.8%

Employer Coverage

8.87%

Medicaid

17.7%

Medicare

19.3%

Non-Group

2.85%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Goshen County, WY grew by 9.03% from 8.74% to 9.53%.

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