Sublette County, Wyoming

Sublette County has a population of 8,838 and has grown 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $376,200, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $83,597.

Home price
$376,200
Income
$83,597
Population
8,838
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$376,200county
Median gross rent$1,209county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198038.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,175county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$995county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$764county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,384county
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$83,597county
Family health premium / yr$23,676(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,327(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.126(statewide)
Poverty rate6.9%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 home16.1%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$106,039county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.44%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 time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service68 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport518754county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.8 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 station174 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.8%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 higher32.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.8%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1425county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Free lunch eligible31.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution78 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter3.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Frequent mental distress14.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.8%county

Place

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

Population8,838county
Land area in square miles4,886county
People per square mile of land1.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age43.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents229county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in331county
Households that moved away245county
Average income of arriving households$97,269county
Average income of departing households$66,445county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year103county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.9%county
Violent crime rate203(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature38.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.0 incounty
Annual snowfall79.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.41 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing237 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days87 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 14county
Average first fall frostSep 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh9.9¢county
Household electricity use1,374 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$16.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.5%county
Homes heated by propane21.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood18.0%county
Households with broadband82.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.4county
Landslide risk93.7county
Hail risk5.9county
Earthquake risk76.2county
Tornado risk5.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk3.2county
Strong wind risk3.5county
Wildfire risk87.7county

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 Sublette 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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