Big Horn County, Wyoming

Big Horn County has a population of 11,828 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $216,500, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $62,101.

Home price
$216,500
Income
$62,101
Population
11,828
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$216,500county
Median gross rent$823county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198068.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,500(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$963county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$871county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,189county
Home insurance / yr$2,075(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$62,101county
Family health premium / yr$23,676(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,327(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.126(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.9%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$64,891county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.55%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.39%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time18.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport37437county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station258 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths25.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-26.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment2657county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible48.3%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,828county
Land area in square miles3,137county
People per square mile of land3.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store27.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract70.7%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents339county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in323county
Households that moved away343county
Average income of arriving households$63,090county
Average income of departing households$48,429county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate203(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.5 incounty
Annual snowfall23.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing171 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 17county
Average first fall frostSep 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$115county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use845 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$16.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas63.5%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood8.5%county
Households with broadband86.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk52.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.3county
Landslide risk97.9county
Hail risk26.6county
Earthquake risk61.4county
Tornado risk16.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk8.8county
Winter weather risk45.9county
Strong wind risk12.0county
Wildfire risk61.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Big Horn County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wyoming figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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