With 65,239 people, Cheyenne is a city in Wyoming. The foreign-born share is 3%. The average commute runs 16 minutes. 12,228 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 1,795 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 8.7%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,839, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cheyenne
What changed most since 1990
White share83.3% → 74.0%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$163,445 → $333,700(+104%)US over the same years: +67%
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)35.3%(2,385)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(2,165)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(2,341)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(281)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,748 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Cheyenne, decade by decade
Cheyenne 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
50,008
$67,483
$163,445
22.1%
36.4
2000
53,011
$70,782
$182,894
24.5%
40.1
2010
59,466
$72,698
$237,796
23.7%
44.7
2020
65,132
$83,159
$277,678
32.2%
53.7
2024
65,239
$78,839
$333,700
33.6%
52.6
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.
