With 180 people, Fort Bridger is a city in Wyoming. The median age is 23.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 55% since 2000. 70% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Younger
median age 23.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
100% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Bridger
What changed most since 2000
Median age35.0 → 23.9(−11.1 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Homes owned by their occupants81.6% → 100.0%(+18.4 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.1% → 0.0%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 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)100%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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
Fort Bridger, decade by decade
Fort Bridger 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
2000
400
$58,349
$89,443
8.1%
12.6
2010
345
$39,277
$141,268
4.1%
18.3
2020
354
–
–
0.0%
18.2
2024
180
–
–
0.0%
0.0
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.
