Laramie County, WY

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2024 Population

101,060

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

0.785% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.87%

10.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,173

2.94% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$348,700

7.33% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

48,968

0.732% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Laramie 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.

98.7% of the residents in Laramie County, WY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Laramie County, WY are Laramie County Community College (784 degrees awarded in 2023) and Cheeks Beauty Academy (30 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Laramie County, WY was $348,700, and the homeownership rate was 70.6%.

Most people in Laramie County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Laramie County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Laramie County, WY borders Larimer County, CO, Weld County, CO, Banner County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Albany County, WY, Goshen County, WY, and Platte County, WY.

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United States Wyoming Cheyenne, WY

Population & Diversity

Laramie County, WY is home to a population of 101k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.27% of Laramie County, WY residents were born outside of the country (3.3k people).

In 2024, there were 13.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (75.7k people) in Laramie County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.45k White (Hispanic) and 4.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Laramie County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Laramie County, WY was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Laramie County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
75.7k ± 720
White (Hispanic)
5.45k ± 819
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.7k ± 693

15.8%

Hispanic Population

16k people

15.8% of the people in Laramie County, WY are hispanic (16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Laramie 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

3.27%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.3k people

3.43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.45k people

As of 2024, 3.27% of Laramie County, WY residents (3.3k 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 Laramie County, WY was 3.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
3,456 ± 506
Vietnam
2,845 ± 361
Gulf War (1990s)
1,754 ± 363

Laramie County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Laramie County, WY employs 49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Laramie County, WY were Retail Trade (6,984 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,647 people), and Public Administration (5,630 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,414), Utilities ($82,852), and Wholesale Trade ($77,508).

Employment

Occupations

49k

2024 Value

± 1,829

0.732%

1 Year growth

± 5.18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laramie County, WY grew at a rate of 0.732%, from 48.6k employees to 49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Laramie County, WY, are Management Occupations (6,207 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,524 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Laramie 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

49k

2024 Value

± 1,829

0.732%

1 Year growth

± 5.18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laramie County, WY grew at a rate of 0.732%, from 48.6k employees to 49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Laramie County, WY, are Retail Trade (6,984 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,647 people), and Public Administration (5,630 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Laramie County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Laramie County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,584

Median earning men ± $1,356

$40,388

Median earning women ± $2,396

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,357), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,509), and Wholesale Trade ($78,231).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,740), Construction ($55,071), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,060).

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

520
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
221
Construction
183
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

$473k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$238k
Retail Trade
$203k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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.

Laramie 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 Laramie 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 Laramie County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

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

Education

In 2023, universities in Laramie County, WY awarded 814 degrees. The student population of Laramie County, WY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,491 male students and 2,555 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Laramie County, WY are White (514 and 63.6%), Hispanic or Latino (134 and 16.6%), Unknown (104 and 12.9%), and Two or More Races (33 and 4.08%).

The largest universities in Laramie County, WY by number of degrees awarded are Laramie County Community College (784 and 96.3%) and Cheeks Beauty Academy (30 and 3.69%).

The most popular majors in Laramie County, WY are Welding Technology (67 and 8.23%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (59 and 7.25%), and Registered Nursing (48 and 5.9%).

The median tuition cost in Laramie County, WY for a public four year colleges is $3,150 for in-state students and $9,450 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,046 students enrolled in Laramie County, WY, 36.9% men and 63.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,272 records, of which 66.1% were women and 33.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
38 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
36 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
48 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Laramie County, WY was General Psychology with 38 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Laramie County Community College
784 degrees awarded
Cheeks Beauty Academy
30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Laramie County Community College with 784 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 328 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Laramie County, WY, which is 0.675 times less than the 486 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 514 degrees mean that there were 3.84 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 134 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, 4-year or above ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,463) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Laramie County, WY was $348,700 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $324,900 to $348,700, a 7.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Laramie County, WY is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Laramie County, WY have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Laramie County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Laramie County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.204%.

Housing

Property

$348,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,581

$30,537

Median Property Taxes

±$1,378

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 Laramie County, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in Laramie County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Laramie 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.

$80,173

Median Household Income

± $3,160

43.3k

Number of Households

± 1,702

In 2024, the median household income of the 43.3k households in Laramie County, WY grew to $80,173 from the previous year's value of $77,884.

The following chart displays the households in Laramie 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 Laramie 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 (79.1%)
Worked At Home (9.13%)
Carpooled (8.76%)

In 2024, 79.1% of workers in Laramie County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.13%) and those who carpooled to work (8.76%).

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

17.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Laramie County, WY have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.07% of the workforce in Laramie County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Laramie County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.204%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

8.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Laramie County, WY (8.82k out of 99.4k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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, 12.2% of the children was living in poverty in Laramie County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.3%.

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 206 in Laramie County, WY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 9.11 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

90.5% of the population of Laramie County, WY has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 8.31% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 5.81% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Laramie County, WY see 1,576 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,576 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1158 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 206 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,576 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Laramie County, WY

Primary care physicians in Laramie County, WY see an average of 1,576 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,576 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.49%

Uninsured

46.6%

Employer Coverage

8.31%

Medicaid

11.6%

Medicare

18.1%

Non-Group

5.81%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Laramie County, WY declined by 1.01% from 9.59% to 9.49%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 59 in Laramie County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Laramie 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 34.3% in Laramie County, WY.

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