Carbon County, WY

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2024 Population

14,463

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

0.495% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.2%

3.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,511

5.68% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$222,700

3.82% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,443

4.04% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Carbon 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.

97.5% of the residents in Carbon County, WY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Carbon County, WY was $222,700, and the homeownership rate was 76.3%.

Most people in Carbon County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Carbon County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Carbon County, WY borders Jackson County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Routt County, CO, Albany County, WY, Converse County, WY, Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, and Sweetwater County, WY.

Photo by Penny Higgins

United States Wyoming

Population & Diversity

Carbon County, WY is home to a population of 14.5k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.16% of Carbon County, WY residents were born outside of the country (601 people).

In 2024, there were 12.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Carbon County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 874 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 873 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Carbon County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carbon County, WY was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carbon County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.9k ± 178
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
874 ± 221
White (Hispanic)
873 ± 222

18.3%

Hispanic Population

2.64k people

18.3% of the people in Carbon County, WY are hispanic (2.64k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carbon 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

4.16%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

601 people

4.87%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

708 people

As of 2024, 4.16% of Carbon County, WY residents (601 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 Carbon County, WY was 4.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
415 ± 127
Gulf War (2001-)
109 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
85 ± 54

Carbon County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Carbon County, WY employs 6.44k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carbon County, WY were Educational Services (822 people), Construction (750 people), and Public Administration (727 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,341), Manufacturing ($94,559), and Utilities ($88,802).

Employment

Occupations

6.44k

2024 Value

± 554

4.04%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carbon County, WY grew at a rate of 4.04%, from 6.19k employees to 6.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carbon County, WY, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (710 people), Management Occupations (619 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (608 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carbon 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

6.44k

2024 Value

± 554

4.04%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carbon County, WY grew at a rate of 4.04%, from 6.19k employees to 6.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carbon County, WY, are Educational Services (822 people), Construction (750 people), and Public Administration (727 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carbon County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Carbon County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,750

Median earning men ± $6,355

$39,048

Median earning women ± $4,086

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($116,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,750), and Public Administration ($68,487).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,015), Manufacturing ($52,551), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,296).

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

38
Accommodation and Food Services
37
Retail Trade
32
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

$76.4k
Manufacturing
$32.1k
Accommodation and Food Services
$27.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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.

Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carbon County, WY was $222,700 in 2024, which is 0.669 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $214,500 to $222,700, a 3.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Carbon County, WY is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carbon County, WY have an average commute time of 16.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carbon County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Carbon County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.91%.

Housing

Property

$222,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,281

$4,664

Median Property Taxes

±$433

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

Rent vs Own

76.3%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Carbon County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carbon 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.

$70,511

Median Household Income

± $8,400

6.12k

Number of Households

± 560

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.12k households in Carbon County, WY grew to $70,511 from the previous year's value of $66,721.

The following chart displays the households in Carbon 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 Carbon 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 (75.4%)
Carpooled (13.1%)
Worked At Home (6.68%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Carbon County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (6.68%).

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

16.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carbon County, WY have a shorter commute time (16.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Carbon County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Carbon County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.91%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carbon County, WY (1.69k out of 13.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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, 13% of the children was living in poverty in Carbon County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.2%.

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 236 in Carbon County, WY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 14.3 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

87.8% of the population of Carbon County, WY has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 9.65% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 9.62% on non-group plans, and 0.973% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Carbon County, WY see 1,831 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,831 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2077 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 350 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,831 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Carbon County, WY

Primary care physicians in Carbon County, WY see an average of 1,831 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,831 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.2%

Uninsured

52.5%

Employer Coverage

9.65%

Medicaid

15.1%

Medicare

9.62%

Non-Group

0.973%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carbon County, WY declined by 9.66% from 13.5% to 12.2%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2014, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 88.3 in Carbon County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Carbon 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 36.2% in Carbon County, WY.

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