Goshen County, Wyoming

Goshen County has a population of 12,605 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $239,600, about 4.1 times the county's median household income of $58,929.

Home price
$239,600
Income
$58,929
Population
12,605
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$239,600county
Median gross rent$778county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198063.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,000county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$963county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$734county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,293county
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$58,929county
Family health premium / yr$23,676(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,327(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.126(statewide)
Poverty rate14.7%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 home13.0%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.3%county
Share of workers employed by government20.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.4%county
Economic output per resident$46,944county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.59%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 time15.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13841county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station126 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths7.9county
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 higher23.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment1617county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Free lunch eligible47.2%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians80county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.7%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

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

Population12,605county
Land area in square miles2,226county
People per square mile of land5.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store25.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.9%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages6.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents192county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in329county
Households that moved away344county
Average income of arriving households$57,447county
Average income of departing households$51,610county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature49.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.7 incounty
Annual snowfall19.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.54 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing162 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days131 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 17county
Average first fall frostSep 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$115(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢(statewide)
Household electricity use810 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$16.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.6%county
Homes heated by propane23.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband80.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.4county
Landslide risk20.3county
Hail risk86.7county
Earthquake risk38.9county
Tornado risk47.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk13.6county
Winter weather risk79.6county
Strong wind risk17.2county
Wildfire risk72.6county

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 Goshen 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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