Riverton, WY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
39,472
0.178% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Barrasso
Republican Party
US Senator
Cynthia Lummis
Republican Party
US Representative
Harriet Hageman
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
39.4
1.29% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
12.4%
10.6% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$64,646
7.69% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$252,700
6.76% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
17,419
0.775% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Riverton, WY had a population of 39.5k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $64,646. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Riverton, WY grew from 39,402 to 39,472, a 0.178% increase and its median household income grew from $60,030 to $64,646, a 7.69% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Riverton, WY are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.7%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (17.8%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.99%), White (Hispanic) (2.13%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.9%).

None of the households in Riverton, 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.

99.4% of the residents in Riverton, WY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Riverton, WY are Central Wyoming College (311 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Riverton, WY was $252,700, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.

Most people in Riverton, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Riverton, WY was 2 cars per household.

Riverton, WY borders Casper, WY, Jackson, WY-ID, and Rock Springs, WY.

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Population & Diversity

Riverton, WY is home to a population of 39.5k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.5% of Riverton, WY residents were born outside of the country (591 people).

In 2023, there were 3.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.5k people) in Riverton, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.03k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.58k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2023 Citizenship
99.4%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of Riverton, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Riverton, WY was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Riverton, WY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    27.5k ± 117
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    7.03k ± 227
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.58k ± 253
6.74%
Hispanic Population
2.66k people

In 2023, there were 3.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.5k people) in Riverton, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.03k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.58k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.74% of the people in Riverton, WY are hispanic (2.66k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Riverton, WY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    7,745 ± 2,146 people
  2. Canada
    968 ± 763 people
  3. China
    785 ± 687 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,745 Wyoming residents, followed by Canada with 968 and China with 785.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
591 people
1.49%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
588 people

As of 2023, 1.5% of Riverton, WY residents (591 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 Riverton, WY was 1.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,078 ± 144
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    500 ± 136
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    310 ± 97

Riverton, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Riverton, WY employs 17.4k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Riverton, WY were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,848 people), Educational Services (2,245 people), and Retail Trade (1,891 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($79,904), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($79,650), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,204).

Employment

Occupations

17.4k
2023 Value
± 759
0.775%
1 Year growth
± 6.14%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Riverton, WY grew at a rate of 0.775%, from 17.3k employees to 17.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Riverton, WY, are Management Occupations (2,138 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,711 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,339 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Riverton, WY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.4k
2023 Value
± 759
0.775%
1 Year growth
± 6.14%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Riverton, WY grew at a rate of 0.775%, from 17.3k employees to 17.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Riverton, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,848 people), Educational Services (2,245 people), and Retail Trade (1,891 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Riverton, WY, though some of these residents may live in Riverton, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,094
Median earning men ± $1,648
$33,531
Median earning women ± $2,516

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,670), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,288), and Public Administration ($65,807).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($47,528), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,063), and Wholesale Trade ($42,813).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 145
    Construction
  2. 89
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. 75
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $82.4k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $66.1k
    Retail Trade
  3. $48.6k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

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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.

Riverton, 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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (71.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (25.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

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John Barrasso
Senator from Wyoming1
Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.
Cynthia Lummis
Senator from Wyoming2
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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Riverton, WY

Harriet Hageman
District at-large Representative
Republican Party

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

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Education

In 2023, universities in Riverton, WY awarded 311 degrees. The student population of Riverton, WY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 935 male students and 1,171 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Riverton, WY are White (191 and 62.4%), followed by Unknown (46 and 15%), Hispanic or Latino (30 and 9.8%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (23 and 7.52%).

The largest universities in Riverton, WY by number of degrees awarded are Central Wyoming College (311 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Riverton, WY are Electrician (34 and 10.9%), Registered Nursing (30 and 9.65%), and Systems Science & Theory (21 and 6.75%).

The median tuition cost in Riverton, WY for a public four year colleges is $3,150 for in-state students and $9,450 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,106 students enrolled in Riverton, WY, 44.4% men and 55.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,237 records, of which 56.2% were women and 43.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    30 degrees awarded
  2. Systems Science & Theory
    21 degrees awarded
  3. General Health & Wellness
    18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Riverton, WY was Registered Nursing with 30 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Central Wyoming College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
311 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central Wyoming College with 311 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 149 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Riverton, WY, which is 0.92 times less than the 162 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 191 degrees mean that there were 4.15 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 46 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,530) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.56% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.575% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (128k), Some college (116k), and Bachelors Degree (77.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Riverton, WY was $252,700 in 2023, which is 0.833 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $236,700 to $252,700, a 6.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Riverton, WY is 70.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Riverton, WY have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Riverton, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$252,700
Median Property Value 2023
±$11,198
$10,469
Median Property Taxes
±$612

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

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

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Rent vs Own

70.7%
Homeownership
2023
68.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 70.7% of the housing units in Riverton, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,646
Median Household Income
± $2,796
14.8k
Number of Households
± 724

In 2023, the median household income of the 14.8k households in Riverton, WY grew to $64,646 from the previous year's value of $60,030.

The following chart displays the households in Riverton, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Riverton, WY is from Wyoming.
0.437
2023 Wage GINI in Wyoming
0.449
2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2023, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.72% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (75.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.09%)
  3. Carpooled (8.34%)

In 2023, 75.8% of workers in Riverton, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.09%) and those who carpooled to work (8.34%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Riverton, WY have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.22% of the workforce in Riverton, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Riverton, WY (4.77k out of 38.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Riverton, WY is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

81.4% of the population of Riverton, WY has health coverage, with 39.4% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 9.92% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wyoming see 1,433 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0697% decrease from the previous year (1,434 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1408 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 261 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,433 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wyoming

Primary care physicians in Wyoming see an average of 1,433 patients per year. This represents a 0.0697% decrease from the previous year (1,434 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.6%
Uninsured
39.4%
Employer Coverage
15.8%
Medicaid
14.4%
Medicare
9.92%
Non-Group
1.9%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Riverton, WY declined by 4.27% from 19.4% to 18.6%.

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