With 953 people, Vista West is a city in Wyoming. At a median age of 60.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,850, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 60.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vista West
What changed most since 2000
Median age40.6 → 60.7(+20.1 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Homes owned by their occupants90.9% → 100.0%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree25.5% → 30.4%(+4.9 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)61.5%(48)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10.3%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.1%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 78 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
Vista West, decade by decade
Vista West 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
1,008
$83,550
$246,106
25.5%
9.4
2010
951
$135,945
$404,095
26.0%
9.7
2020
940
$116,659
$408,093
29.8%
12.2
2024
953
$91,850
$468,300
30.4%
26.7
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.
