With 58,839 people, Casper is a city in Wyoming. The foreign-born share is 2%. The average commute runs 17 minutes. There are 2,199 people per square mile. The population is up 19% since 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $260,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,218, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Casper
What changed most since 1990
White share94.5% → 85.0%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$125,764 → $260,400(+107%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.0% → 30.5%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)28.2%(990)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(1,114)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(1,111)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(86)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,515 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
Casper, decade by decade
Casper 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
46,742
$66,477
$125,764
23.0%
13.2
2000
49,644
$66,612
$151,380
22.1%
20.3
2010
55,316
$71,642
$252,038
23.6%
26.6
2020
59,038
$72,010
$259,255
26.5%
38.5
2024
58,839
$70,218
$260,400
30.5%
33.3
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.
