Sublette County, WY

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2022 Population

8,801

0.328% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.7

2.96% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.07%

2.85% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$85,960

4.39% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$339,400

9.66% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sublette County, WY had a population of 8.8k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $85,960. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sublette County, WY declined from 8,830 to 8,801, a −0.328% decrease and its median household income grew from $82,342 to $85,960, a 4.39% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sublette County, WY are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.53%), White (Hispanic) (3.22%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.92%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.477%).

None of the households in Sublette 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.

97.4% of the residents in Sublette County, WY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Sublette County, WY was $339,400, and the homeownership rate was 82.9%.

Most people in Sublette County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sublette County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Sublette County, WY borders Fremont County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY, and Teton County, WY.

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Population & Diversity

Sublette County, WY is home to a population of 8.8k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.97% of Sublette County, WY residents were born outside of the country (261 people).

In 2022, there were 25.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.97k people) in Sublette County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 311 Two+ (Hispanic) and 283 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.4%

2022 Citizenship

97.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.4% of Sublette County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sublette County, WY was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sublette County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.97k ± 99
Two+ (Hispanic)
311 ± 172
White (Hispanic)
283 ± 167

7.01%

Hispanic Population

617 people

7.01% of the people in Sublette County, WY are hispanic (617 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

2.97%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

261 people

5.11%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

451 people

As of 2022, 2.97% of Sublette County, WY residents (261 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sublette County, WY was 5.11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
420 ± 159
Gulf War (2001-)
265 ± 166
Gulf War (1990s)
91 ± 66

Sublette County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sublette County, WY employs 4.49k people. The largest industries in Sublette County, WY are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (714 people), Finance & Insurance (505 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (410 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($115,652), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,438), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,902).

Employment

Occupations

4.49k

2022 Value

± 554

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 17.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sublette County, WY grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 4.42k employees to 4.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sublette County, WY, are Management Occupations (872 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (736 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (537 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sublette 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.49k

2022 Value

± 554

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 17.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sublette County, WY grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 4.42k employees to 4.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sublette County, WY, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (714 people), Finance & Insurance (505 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (410 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sublette County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Sublette County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,432

Median earning men ± $7,665

$38,702

Median earning women ± $8,891

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Manufacturing ($98,462), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,469), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,691), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,158).

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

54
Construction
37
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
26
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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sublette County, WY went to Donald J. Trump with 79.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.6%), followed by Other (1.8%).

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.

Sublette 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 (79.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.6%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.8%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sublette County, WY went to Donald J. Trump with 79.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.6%), followed by Other (1.8%).

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

Harriet Hageman

Wyoming at-large Representative

Republican Party

Sublette 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 Sublette 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 Sublette County, WY was $339,400 in 2022, which is 1.2 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $309,500 to $339,400, a 9.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Sublette County, WY is 82.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sublette County, WY have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sublette County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$339,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$27,933

$2,882

Median Property Taxes

±$403

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.9%

Homeownership

2022

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 82.9% of the housing units in Sublette County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 1.01

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Sublette County, WY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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$85,960

Median Household Income

± $14,649

3.48k

Number of Households

± 457

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.48k households in Sublette County, WY grew to $85,960 from the previous year's value of $82,342.

The following chart displays the households in Sublette 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 Sublette 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 2022

Drove Alone (68.9%)
Carpooled (15.5%)
Worked At Home (8.73%)

In 2022, 68.9% of workers in Sublette County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.5%) and those who worked at home (8.73%).

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

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sublette County, WY have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Sublette County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sublette County, WY (706 out of 8.75k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sublette 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.

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

89.6% of the population of Sublette County, WY has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 4.7% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 4.7% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sublette County, WY see 2464 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.244% increase from the previous year (2458 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2174 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 870 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,464 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sublette County, WY

Primary care physicians in Sublette County, WY see an average of 2,464 patients per year. This represents a 0.244% increase from the previous year (2,458 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.4%

Uninsured

52.1%

Employer Coverage

4.7%

Medicaid

17.5%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

4.7%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sublette County, WY declined by 6.61% from 11.1% to 10.4%.

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