Lander, WY

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2023 Population

7,565

0.0529% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.6

1.35% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.66%

12.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$71,601

13.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$321,800

12.6% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,433

1.12% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Lander, WY had a population of 7.57k people with a median age of 37.6 and a median household income of $71,601. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lander, WY grew from 7,561 to 7,565, a 0.0529% increase and its median household income grew from $62,958 to $71,601, a 13.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lander, WY are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.7%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (8.05%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.06%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.28%), and White (Hispanic) (1.12%).

None of the households in Lander, 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 Lander, WY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lander, WY was $321,800, and the homeownership rate was 65.8%.

Most people in Lander, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lander, WY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lander, WY is home to a population of 7.57k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.19% of Lander, WY residents were born outside of the country (90 people).

In 2023, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.1k people) in Lander, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 609 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 307 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.3% of Lander, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lander, WY was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lander, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.1k ± 274
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
609 ± 206
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
307 ± 125

6.16%

Hispanic Population

466 people

6.16% of the people in Lander, WY are hispanic (466 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lander, WY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

1.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

90 people

1.23%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

93 people

As of 2023, 1.19% of Lander, WY residents (90 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 Lander, WY was 1.23%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
172 ± 80
Gulf War (2001-)
105 ± 96
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 31

Lander, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lander, WY employs 3.43k people. The largest industries in Lander, WY are Health Care & Social Assistance (693 people), Educational Services (609 people), and Public Administration (312 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($85,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,801), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,562).

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

3.43k

2023 Value

± 383

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lander, WY declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 3.47k employees to 3.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lander, WY, are Management Occupations (369 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (342 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (306 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lander, 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

3.43k

2023 Value

± 383

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lander, WY declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 3.47k employees to 3.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lander, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (693 people), Educational Services (609 people), and Public Administration (312 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lander, WY, though some of these residents may live in Lander, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,690

Median earning men ± $7,446

$29,258

Median earning women ± $10,394

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,493), Other Services Except Public Administration ($75,083), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,801).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($48,716), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,397), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,762).

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.

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.

Lander, 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 Lander, 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

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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 Lander, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Lander, 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 Lander, 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 Lander, WY was $321,800 in 2023, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $285,700 to $321,800, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Lander, WY is 65.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Lander, WY have an average commute time of 13.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lander, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$321,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,079

$2,007

Median Property Taxes

±$293

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.8%

Homeownership

2023

69.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 65.8% of the housing units in Lander, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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The following map shows all of the places in Lander, 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.

$71,601

Median Household Income

± $9,576

3.05k

Number of Households

± 369

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.05k households in Lander, WY grew to $71,601 from the previous year's value of $62,958.

The following chart displays the households in Lander, 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 Lander, 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 (72.3%)
Worked At Home (7.43%)
Carpooled (7.18%)

In 2023, 72.3% of workers in Lander, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.43%) and those who carpooled to work (7.18%).

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

13.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lander, WY have a shorter commute time (13.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.539% of the workforce in Lander, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.66% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lander, WY (698 out of 7.22k 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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

83.7% of the population of Lander, WY has health coverage, with 50.5% on employee plans, 9.26% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fremont County, WY see 1268 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.78% increase from the previous year (1155 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1269 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 389 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,268 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fremont County, WY

Primary care physicians in Fremont County, WY see an average of 1,268 patients per year. This represents a 9.78% increase from the previous year (1,155 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 15.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% 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

16.3%

Uninsured

50.5%

Employer Coverage

9.26%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lander, WY grew by 21.1% from 13.4% to 16.3%.

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

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