Afton is home to 2,908 people in Wyoming. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,090 people. The median age is 31.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 1%. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Renters pay $844 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,586, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Afton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,164 → $358,000(+167%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants77.5% → 59.2%(−18.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population1,394 → 2,908(+109%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)57%(98)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.6%(32)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War22.7%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 172 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Afton, decade by decade
Afton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,394
$62,380
$134,164
23.0%
3.9
2000
1,818
$67,933
$169,414
20.3%
9.5
2010
1,911
$72,528
$255,346
17.0%
15.9
2020
2,172
$55,754
$285,314
25.6%
27.0
2024
2,908
$63,586
$358,000
37.2%
26.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
