Kaycee, WY

Census Place

2024 Population

280

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

27.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

Economy

The economy of Kaycee, WY employs 118 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kaycee, WY were Educational Services (22 people), Public Administration (17 people), and Retail Trade (16 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($58,750), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($54,063), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,607).

Employment

Occupations

118

2024 Value

± 93

11.3%

1 Year growth

± 106%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kaycee, WY grew at a rate of 11.3%, from 106 employees to 118 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kaycee, WY, are Management Occupations (31 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (13 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kaycee, 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

118

2024 Value

± 93

11.3%

1 Year growth

± 106%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kaycee, WY grew at a rate of 11.3%, from 106 employees to 118 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kaycee, WY, are Educational Services (22 people), Public Administration (17 people), and Retail Trade (16 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kaycee, WY, though some of these residents may live in Kaycee, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,357

Median earning men ± $20,541

$24,688

Median earning women ± $18,999

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($40,833), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,115), and Retail Trade ($7,083).

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.

Kaycee, 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 Kaycee, 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 Kaycee, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Kaycee, 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 Kaycee, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kaycee, WY was $183,300 in 2024, which is 0.551 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $187,500 to $183,300, a 2.24% decrease. The homeownership rate in Kaycee, WY is 90.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kaycee, WY have an average commute time of 9.04 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kaycee, WY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$183,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$84,371

$100

Median Property Taxes

±$57

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 Kaycee, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

90.9%

Homeownership

2024

73%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.9% of the housing units in Kaycee, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kaycee, 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.

$45,000

Median Household Income

± $8,152

110

Number of Households

± 57

In 2024, the median household income of the 110 households in Kaycee, WY declined from $45,000 from the previous year's value of $46,250.

The following chart displays the households in Kaycee, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.437

2024 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.437

2023 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2024, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0637% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (51.7%)
Walked (42.4%)
Carpooled (3.39%)

In 2024, 51.7% of workers in Kaycee, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (42.4%) and those who carpooled to work (3.39%).

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

9.04 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kaycee, WY have a shorter commute time (9.04 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kaycee, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kaycee, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kaycee, WY have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kaycee, WY (23 out of 280 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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