Torrington, WY

Census Place

2024 Population

6,182

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

2.58% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

Population & Diversity

Torrington, WY is home to a population of 6.18k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.84% of Torrington, WY residents were born outside of the country (114 people).

In 2024, there were 14.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.8k people) in Torrington, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 341 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 315 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Torrington, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Torrington, WY was 98.5%, 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)
4.8k ± 190
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
341 ± 198
White (Hispanic)
315 ± 146

15.7%

Hispanic Population

970 people

15.7% of the people in Torrington, WY are hispanic (970 people).

The following chart shows the 8 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
7,508 ± 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

1.84%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

114 people

2.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

164 people

As of 2024, 1.84% of Torrington, WY residents (114 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 Torrington, WY was 2.66%, 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
183 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
100 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
63 ± 53

Torrington, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Torrington, WY employs 2.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Torrington, WY were Educational Services (375 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (257 people), and Public Administration (219 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($241,500), Wholesale Trade ($150,449), and Utilities ($85,795).

Employment

Occupations

2.28k

2024 Value

± 301

−10.1%

1 Year decline

± 20.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Torrington, WY declined at a rate of −10.1%, from 2.54k employees to 2.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Torrington, WY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (300 people), Production Occupations (238 people), and Management Occupations (214 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Torrington, 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

2.28k

2024 Value

± 301

−10.1%

1 Year decline

± 20.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Torrington, WY declined at a rate of −10.1%, from 2.54k employees to 2.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Torrington, WY, are Educational Services (375 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (257 people), and Public Administration (219 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,250

Median earning men ± $6,707

$40,140

Median earning women ± $14,670

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($240,667), Wholesale Trade ($150,664), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,760), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,869), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,523).

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

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 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

The student population of Torrington, WY in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 589 male students and 868 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Torrington, WY are White (144 and 77.8%), Hispanic or Latino (21 and 11.4%), Unknown (7 and 3.78%), and Two or More Races (5 and 2.7%).

The largest universities in Torrington, WY by number of degrees awarded are Eastern Wyoming College (193 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Torrington, WY are Welding Technology (45 and 23.3%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (27 and 14%), and Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant (24 and 12.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 1,457 students enrolled in Torrington, WY, 40.4% men and 59.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,157 records, of which 60.4% were women and 39.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
27 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
16 degrees awarded
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant
16 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Torrington, WY was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 27 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Eastern Wyoming College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

193 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eastern Wyoming College with 193 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 86 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Torrington, WY, which is 0.804 times less than the 107 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 144 degrees mean that there were 6.86 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 21 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 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,140) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) 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 Torrington, WY was $197,500 in 2024, which is 0.594 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $194,100 to $197,500, a 1.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Torrington, WY is 64.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Torrington, WY have an average commute time of 13.6 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

$197,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,662

$1,613

Median Property Taxes

±$260

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

64.4%

Homeownership

2024

58.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.4% of the housing units in Torrington, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Torrington, 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.

$47,902

Median Household Income

± $11,126

2.5k

Number of Households

± 335

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.5k households in Torrington, WY declined from $47,902 from the previous year's value of $53,393.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Torrington, 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 (73.9%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (9.02%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Torrington, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (9.02%).

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

13.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Torrington, WY have a shorter commute time (13.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.962% 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

18.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Torrington, WY (1.01k out of 5.39k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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