Washakie County, Wyoming

Washakie County has a population of 7,703 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $206,000, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $65,714.

Home price
$206,000
Income
$65,714
Population
7,703
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$206,000county
Median gross rent$720county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198068.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.6%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$65,714county
Family health premium / yr$23,676(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,327(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.126(statewide)
Poverty rate8.8%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 home8.2%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.9%county
Share of workers employed by government18.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$57,966county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.68%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 time13.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service66 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport37437county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 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 station290 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths13.0county
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 higher23.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1196county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible42.7%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution67 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians104county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter4.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population7,703county
Land area in square miles2,239county
People per square mile of land3.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store22.7%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-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.3%county
Share of households that are one person37.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages7.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents390county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in208county
Households that moved away215county
Average income of arriving households$53,745county
Average income of departing households$51,009county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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 temperature46.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.7 incounty
Annual snowfall42.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.50 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing166 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 19county
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 electricity12.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas65.9%county
Homes heated by propane13.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood6.7%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.5county
Landslide risk93.3county
Hail risk12.0county
Earthquake risk71.7county
Tornado risk15.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk7.5county
Winter weather risk32.4county
Strong wind risk6.1county
Wildfire risk66.7county

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 Washakie 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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