Basin is a city of 1,290 people in Wyoming. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $157,300, having more than doubled since 2000. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 15 minutes. The median age is 42.5, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,515, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Basin
What changed most since 1990
White share96.0% → 88.2%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.5% → 24.5%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.3% → 72.0%(−4.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)1.2%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(44)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.1%(64)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 168 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
Basin, decade by decade
Basin 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
1,183
$48,001
$109,683
17.5%
9.7
2000
1,238
$61,060
$112,760
17.1%
10.9
2010
1,285
$53,546
$147,454
12.3%
20.7
2020
1,288
$59,203
$134,052
11.8%
29.6
2024
1,290
$65,515
$157,300
24.5%
26.8
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.
