With 11,581 people, Green River is a city in Wyoming. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%. Median rent is $921 a month. The typical home is worth $263,400, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,747, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Green River
What changed most since 1990
White share87.1% → 82.0%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.7% → 23.0%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share11.4% → 14.5%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)24.5%(170)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.3%(259)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 694 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
Green River, decade by decade
Green River 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
12,713
$96,910
$169,925
15.7%
28.5
2000
11,808
$96,846
$179,433
18.4%
28.7
2010
12,515
$102,861
$281,097
18.0%
34.8
2020
11,825
$98,019
$268,830
21.8%
43.0
2024
11,581
$84,747
$263,400
23.0%
38.3
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.
