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Fremont County, WY

Demographic and economic profile of Fremont County, WY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fremont County's economy centers on extractive and land-based industries typical of rural Wyoming, with a small county-level labor force reflected in a 61.3% participation rate and 7.9% unemployment. The workforce of roughly 39,472 residents skews toward trade and hands-on occupations, with 25.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $35,583 against a median household income of $64,904. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $252,700 and median gross rent of $858/month—though a population decline of 1.5% over five years and a 12.4% poverty rate signal ongoing economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

39,472

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,904

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.5% since 2018

Fremont County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,031 (70.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone7,233 (18.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,819 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,045 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,026 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone216 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish688
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic185
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)104
  4. 4.Other Indo-European57
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island46

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,481

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,034

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,071
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,922
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,919
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,376
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,234

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,251
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,830
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,844
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,464
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,178

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.26×)1,463
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.63×)1,344
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)5,093
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)976
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)1,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$252,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$858/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,763 (16.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,367 (13.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,276 (12.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,137 (10.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999962 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999567 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,583

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,401 (73.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,622 (9.7%)
  • Carpooled1,613 (9.6%)
  • Walked672 (4.0%)
  • Other208 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit135 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.