CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Afton

Wyoming · 1,394 residents · 4.44 sq mi

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Afton is home to 1,394 people in Wyoming. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $55,900. There are 424 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $327 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.4% of residents.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,394

−23%vs 2000

vs 1,818 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(146)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(126)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.1%(155)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(50)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(167)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(166)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(179)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(94)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,991

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,292 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,261

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,177 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.4%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $445 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(1,747)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(51)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(1,375)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(3)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other1%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(148)

Spaniard1.9%(56)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(5)

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

English33.5%(974)

German18.3%(533)

Welsh11.7%(341)

Irish10.6%(309)

Scottish4.4%(127)

American3.7%(109)

Danish3.5%(103)

Swiss2.9%(85)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(69)

Swedish2.2%(63)

Norwegian1.3%(38)

French1.1%(32)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(10)

Dutch0.2%(7)

Italian0.2%(7)

Polish0.2%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Welsh population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.0%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 19.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25%(229)

Married62.6%(573)

Widowed1.5%(14)

Divorced10.9%(100)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(377)

Married51.5%(638)

Widowed10.7%(133)

Divorced7.4%(92)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.9%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.8%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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