Torrington, WY

Census Place

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2023 Population

6,174

0.211% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.8

11.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

17.8%

52.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$53,393

3.68% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$194,100

6.3% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,536

About

In 2023, Torrington, WY had a population of 6.17k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $53,393. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Torrington, WY grew from 6,161 to 6,174, a 0.211% increase and its median household income declined from $55,434 to $53,393, a −3.68% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Torrington, WY are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.9%), White (Hispanic) (6.22%), Other (Hispanic) (4.99%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.88%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%).

None of the households in Torrington, 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.

98.5% of the residents in Torrington, WY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Eastern Wyoming College (217 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Torrington, WY was $194,100, and the homeownership rate was 63%.

Most people in Torrington, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Torrington, WY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Torrington, WY is home to a population of 6.17k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.66% of Torrington, WY residents were born outside of the country (164 people).

In 2023, there were 12.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.75k people) in Torrington, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 384 White (Hispanic) and 308 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

98.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.5% of Torrington, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Torrington, WY was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Torrington, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.75k ± 173
White (Hispanic)
384 ± 165
Other (Hispanic)
308 ± 226

16.2%

Hispanic Population

1k people

16.2% of the people in Torrington, WY are hispanic (1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Torrington, 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

2.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

164 people

3.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

191 people

As of 2023, 2.66% of Torrington, WY residents (164 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 Torrington, WY was 3.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
154 ± 71
Gulf War (1990s)
88 ± 62
Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 52

Torrington, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Torrington, WY employs 2.54k people. The largest industries in Torrington, WY are Educational Services (485 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (382 people), and Public Administration (194 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($147,750), Manufacturing ($55,664), and Public Administration ($51,894).

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

2.54k

2023 Value

± 313

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Torrington, WY stayed at a rate of 0%, from 2.54k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Torrington, WY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (319 people), Production Occupations (227 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (208 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Torrington, 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

2.54k

2023 Value

± 313

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Torrington, WY stayed at a rate of 0%, from 2.54k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Torrington, WY, are Educational Services (485 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (382 people), and Public Administration (194 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Torrington, WY, though some of these residents may live in Torrington, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

Torrington, 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 Torrington, 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 Torrington, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

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

Education

In 2022, universities in Torrington, WY awarded 217 degrees. The student population of Torrington, WY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 581 male students and 840 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Torrington, WY are White (175 and 87.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (15 and 7.46%), American Indian or Alaska Native (6 and 2.99%), and Two or More Races (3 and 1.49%).

The largest universities in Torrington, WY by number of degrees awarded are Eastern Wyoming College (217 and 100%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Welding Technology (47 and 21.7%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (27 and 12.4%), and General Social Sciences (14 and 6.45%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,421 students enrolled in Torrington, WY, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,197 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Eastern Wyoming College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

217 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eastern Wyoming College with 217 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 99 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Torrington, WY, which is 0.839 times less than the 118 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 175 degrees mean that there were 11.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 15 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, 2-year ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,140) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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 Torrington, WY was $194,100 in 2023, which is 0.64 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $182,600 to $194,100, a 6.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Torrington, WY is 63%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Torrington, WY have an average commute time of 13.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Torrington, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$194,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,595

$1,483

Median Property Taxes

±$226

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

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

Rent vs Own

63%

Homeownership

2023

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 63% of the housing units in Torrington, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9578
Census Tract 9579

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

$53,393

Median Household Income

± $8,081

2.35k

Number of Households

± 304

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.35k households in Torrington, WY declined from $53,393 from the previous year's value of $55,434.

The following chart displays the households in Torrington, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Torrington, 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 (75.3%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (6.96%)

In 2023, 75.3% of workers in Torrington, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (6.96%).

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

13.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Torrington, WY have a shorter commute time (13.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.68% of the workforce in Torrington, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Torrington, WY (956 out of 5.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Torrington, WY is White, followed by Hispanic 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

88.7% of the population of Torrington, WY has health coverage, with 39.6% on employee plans, 14.4% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 3.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Goshen County, WY see 1324 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.227% increase from the previous year (1321 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1791 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 172 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,324 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Goshen County, WY

Primary care physicians in Goshen County, WY see an average of 1,324 patients per year. This represents a 0.227% increase from the previous year (1,321 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.3%

Uninsured

39.6%

Employer Coverage

14.4%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

15.9%

Non-Group

3.55%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Torrington, WY grew by 22.2% from 9.25% to 11.3%.

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

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