With 489 people, Purple Sage is a city in Wyoming. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 28% of the housing stock. 26% of residents were born outside the United States. That trails the Wyoming median by roughly 27%. 20.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,432, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
28% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Purple Sage
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants79.4% → 27.9%(−51.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Hispanic share18.4% → 46.2%(+27.8 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Median age25.3 → 40.6(+15.3 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
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
Over time
Purple Sage, decade by decade
Purple Sage 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
413
$58,845
$51,006
2.9%
59.3
2010
535
$28,428
$18,701
0.0%
65.3
2020
319
$62,197
–
7.8%
49.4
2024
489
$55,432
–
0.0%
66.8
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.
