Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Hot Springs County has a population of 4,620 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $227,500, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $61,250.

Home price
$227,500
Income
$61,250
Population
4,620
Unemployment
2.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$227,500county
Median gross rent$887county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198063.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,500(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$963county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$734county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,339county
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$61,250county
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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate2.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government32.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.5%county
Economic output per resident$65,197county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%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 time13.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport21624county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.6 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 station274 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher26.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.4%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment584county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible43.8%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution45 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians109county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter4.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population4,620county
Land area in square miles2,004county
People per square mile of land2.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract41.7%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-14county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents216county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in147county
Households that moved away133county
Average income of arriving households$57,177county
Average income of departing households$50,684county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature45.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.3 incounty
Annual snowfall34.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.48 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing172 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days124 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 23county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

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 electricity11.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas64.7%county
Homes heated by propane15.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.8%county
Households with broadband91.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk16.3county
Landslide risk95.0county
Hail risk18.5county
Earthquake risk60.8county
Tornado risk11.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.4county
Winter weather risk2.3county
Strong wind risk5.4county
Wildfire risk66.4county

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 Hot Springs 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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