Purple Sage, WY

Census Place

2024 Population

489

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

19.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

Population & Diversity

Purple Sage, WY is home to a population of 489 people, from which 92% are citizens.

As of 2024, 26.4% of Purple Sage, WY residents were born outside of the country (129 people).

In 2024, there were 1.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (245 people) in Purple Sage, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 226 Other (Hispanic) and 18 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92%

2024 Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92% of Purple Sage, WY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Purple Sage, WY was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Purple Sage, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
245 ± 195
Other (Hispanic)
226 ± 214
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
18 ± 33

46.2%

Hispanic Population

226 people

46.2% of the people in Purple Sage, WY are hispanic (226 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Purple Sage, 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
7,508 ± 2,114 people
Canada
988 ± 771 people
China
831 ± 707 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,508 Wyoming residents, followed by Canada with 988 and China with 831.

Foreign-Born Population

26.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

129 people

17.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

120 people

As of 2024, 26.4% of Purple Sage, WY residents (129 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 Purple Sage, WY was 17.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

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.

Purple Sage, 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 Purple Sage, 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 Purple Sage, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Purple Sage, 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 Purple Sage, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

People in Purple Sage, WY have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Purple Sage, WY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$68

Median Property Taxes

±$90

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 Purple Sage, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,432

Median Household Income

± $41,166

244

Number of Households

± 157

In 2024, the median household income of the 244 households in Purple Sage, WY grew to $55,432 from the previous year's value of $54,527.

The following chart displays the households in Purple Sage, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Purple Sage, 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 (61%)
Carpooled (39%)

In 2024, 61% of workers in Purple Sage, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (39%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Purple Sage, WY have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Purple Sage, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Purple Sage, WY (99 out of 489 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Purple Sage, 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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