Wyoming, DE

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2023 Population

1,789

5.24% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chris Coons

Democratic Party

US Senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

US Representative

Sarah McBride

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

37.5

3.31% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

14.4%

10.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$66,815

5.39% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$263,000

4.53% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

714

1.85% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Wyoming, DE had a population of 1.79k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $66,815. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wyoming, DE declined from 1,888 to 1,789, a −5.24% decrease and its median household income grew from $63,398 to $66,815, a 5.39% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wyoming, DE are White (Non-Hispanic) (58%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (23.2%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.53%), Other (Hispanic) (3.3%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.24%).

None of the households in Wyoming, DE 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.

99.1% of the residents in Wyoming, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Wyoming, DE was $263,000, and the homeownership rate was 66%.

Most people in Wyoming, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Wyoming, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wyoming, DE is home to a population of 1.79k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.41% of Wyoming, DE residents were born outside of the country (61 people).

In 2023, there were 2.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.04k people) in Wyoming, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 415 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 81 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.1% of Wyoming, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wyoming, DE was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wyoming, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 288
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
415 ± 198
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
81 ± 61

10.3%

Hispanic Population

184 people

10.3% of the people in Wyoming, DE are hispanic (184 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wyoming, DE 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 Delaware.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,383 ± 3,022 people
India
11,725 ± 2,643 people
Guatemala
6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

Foreign-Born Population

3.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

1.54%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

29 people

As of 2023, 3.41% of Wyoming, DE residents (61 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wyoming, DE was 1.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
87 ± 87
Gulf War (1990s)
74 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
54 ± 38

Wyoming, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wyoming, DE employs 714 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Wyoming, DE were Educational Services (117 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), and Retail Trade (91 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($76,250), Manufacturing ($75,536), and Wholesale Trade ($62,188).

Employment

Occupations

714

2023 Value

± 140

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 28.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wyoming, DE grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 701 employees to 714 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wyoming, DE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (112 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (68 people), and Management Occupations (68 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wyoming, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (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

714

2023 Value

± 140

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 28.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wyoming, DE grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 701 employees to 714 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wyoming, DE, are Educational Services (117 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), and Retail Trade (91 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wyoming, DE, though some of these residents may live in Wyoming, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,217

Median earning men ± $7,074

$40,357

Median earning women ± $6,869

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($76,328), Manufacturing ($61,875), and Public Administration ($60,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,750), Public Administration ($54,453), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,625).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Y-Axis

2.43%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% 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 14.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Delaware.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wyoming, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride 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 Wyoming, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

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 Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wyoming, DE

Sarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Wyoming, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Wyoming, DE 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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Measure

In 2023, 0.563% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.683% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (237k), Some college (165k), and Bachelors Degree (153k).

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 Wyoming, DE was $263,000 in 2023, which is 0.867 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $251,600 to $263,000, a 4.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Wyoming, DE is 66%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Wyoming, DE have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wyoming, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$263,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$19,852

$520

Median Property Taxes

±$134

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

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

Rent vs Own

66%

Homeownership

2023

74.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 66% of the housing units in Wyoming, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Wyoming, DE 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.

$66,815

Median Household Income

± $4,029

788

Number of Households

± 178

In 2023, the median household income of the 788 households in Wyoming, DE grew to $66,815 from the previous year's value of $63,398.

The following chart displays the households in Wyoming, DE 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 Wyoming, DE is from Delaware.

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (86.3%)
Carpooled (5.49%)
Worked At Home (3.53%)

In 2023, 86.3% of workers in Wyoming, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.49%) and those who worked at home (3.53%).

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

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wyoming, DE have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.949% of the workforce in Wyoming, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wyoming, DE (257 out of 1.78k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wyoming, DE is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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

98.4% of the population of Wyoming, DE has health coverage, with 33.8% on employee plans, 21.1% on Medicaid, 7.42% on Medicare, 27.9% on non-group plans, and 8.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.8% increase from the previous year (1,332 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 309 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 31% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.62%

Uninsured

33.8%

Employer Coverage

21.1%

Medicaid

7.42%

Medicare

27.9%

Non-Group

8.17%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wyoming, DE declined by 4.29% from 1.69% to 1.62%.

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

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