CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Meeteetse

Wyoming · 369 residents · 0.88 sq mi

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Meeteetse is a city of 369 people in Wyoming. The median age is 42.1, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $50,000. Households here earn about 24% less than in Wyoming as a whole. The median household earns $20,667, about 31% below the national median. Renters pay $302 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

369

+5%vs 2000

vs 351 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.1

+6%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024612

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(28)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(29)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.6%(6)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(43)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(49)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(46)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413%(48)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(25)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,667

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,167 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,523

+4%vs 2000

vs $12,030 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,000

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$302

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $479 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.4%

−14.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

37.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(336)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(366)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18%(110)

South American2.5%(15)

Argentine2.5%(15)

Spaniard0.5%(3)

Ancestry

English38.6%(236)

German35.9%(220)

Dutch5.9%(36)

Scottish2.9%(18)

Irish2.8%(17)

American2.6%(16)

Danish1.5%(9)

Norwegian1.5%(9)

Italian1.1%(7)

Swedish1%(6)

Lithuanian0.8%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(4)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.3%(2)

Polish0.3%(2)

Portuguese0.3%(2)

French0.2%(1)

French Canadian0.2%(1)

Ukrainian0.2%(1)

Welsh0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.2%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.7%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.5%(46)

Married68.6%(129)

Widowed2.7%(5)

Divorced4.3%(8)

Women 15+

Never married8.2%(28)

Married45.5%(155)

Widowed35.2%(120)

Divorced11.1%(38)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.1%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

40.5%

+17.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.6%

−15.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.4%

+23.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)12.5%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.5%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(8)

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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