Hot Springs County, WY

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2023 Population

4,618

0.0433% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

45.4

0.873% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$64,375

0.537% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$214,400

12.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Hot Springs County, WY had a population of 4.62k people with a median age of 45.4 and a median household income of $64,375. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hot Springs County, WY grew from 4,616 to 4,618, a 0.0433% increase and its median household income grew from $64,031 to $64,375, a 0.537% increase.

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None of the households in Hot Springs 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Hot Springs County, WY was $214,400, and the homeownership rate was 72.6%.

Most people in Hot Springs County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Hot Springs County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Hot Springs County, WY borders Fremont County, WY, Park County, WY, and Washakie County, WY.

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Economy

The economy of Hot Springs County, WY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Hot Springs County, WY are Educational Services (350 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (339 people), and Construction (199 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($142,917), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($142,708), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,250).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hot Springs County, WY, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hot Springs 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hot Springs County, WY, are Educational Services (350 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (339 people), and Construction (199 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hot Springs County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Hot Springs County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,491

Median earning men ± $7,081

$35,167

Median earning women ± $9,404

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,435), Retail Trade ($103,125), and Public Administration ($71,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,938), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,120), and Public Administration ($36,667).

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

14
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
14
Construction
12
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

$21.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$20.4k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$4.96k
Accommodation and Food Services

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hot Springs County, WY went to Donald J. Trump with 77.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.36%).

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.

Hot Springs 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 (77.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.36%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.512% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.566% 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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Race

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 Hot Springs County, WY was $214,400 in 2023, which is 0.707 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $191,200 to $214,400, a 12.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Hot Springs County, WY is 72.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Hot Springs County, WY have an average commute time of 13.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hot Springs County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 8.25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hot Springs County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.55%.

Housing

Property

$214,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$19,418

$1,510

Median Property Taxes

±$211

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 Hot Springs County, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

72.6%

Homeownership

2023

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72.6% of the housing units in Hot Springs County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hot Springs 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.

$64,375

Median Household Income

± $11,417

2.08k

Number of Households

± 277

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.08k households in Hot Springs County, WY grew to $64,375 from the previous year's value of $64,031.

The following chart displays the households in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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 (73.2%)
Worked At Home (13.6%)
Carpooled (8.78%)

In 2023, 73.2% of workers in Hot Springs County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.78%).

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

13.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hot Springs County, WY have a shorter commute time (13.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Hot Springs County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hot Springs County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.55%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hot Springs County, WY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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, 16.7% of the children was living in poverty in Hot Springs County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.2%.

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.

Health

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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