Niobrara County, Wyoming

Niobrara County has a population of 2,368 and has shrunk 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $221,500, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $64,113.

Home price
$221,500
Income
$64,113
Population
2,368
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$221,500county
Median gross rent$605county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198066.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,500(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,186county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$910county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,632county
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$64,113county
Family health premium / yr$23,676(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,327(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.126(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%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 home11.3%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed20.5%county
Share of workers employed by government32.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$70,260county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%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 time14.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service78 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13841county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 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 station180 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.8%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 higher19.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.0%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment935county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible42.7%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution73 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians82county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population2,368county
Land area in square miles2,626county
People per square mile of land0.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store40.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age54.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1810.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over33.0%county
Share of households that are one person43.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.0%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents405county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in70county
Households that moved away54county
Average income of arriving households$44,029county
Average income of departing households$36,722county
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 temperature49.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.9 incounty
Annual snowfall29.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.43 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F40 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing157 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days135 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostSep 26county

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 electricity20.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.0%county
Homes heated by propane27.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood7.3%county
Households with broadband82.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk6.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.1county
Landslide risk35.3county
Hail risk25.7county
Earthquake risk28.4county
Tornado risk13.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.6county
Winter weather risk46.1county
Strong wind risk3.3county
Wildfire risk80.9county

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 Niobrara 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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