COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bairoil vs Rock Springs
PLACE A
Bairoil, Wyoming
VS
PLACE B
Rock Springs, Wisconsin
Bairoil is 81% smaller than Rock Springs. Rock Springs earns more, with a median household income $37,000 higher. Rock Springs has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -36%).
BAIROILROCK SPRINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population66348−81% vs Rock Springs
Population density47268−221
Population growth-35.8%-9.7%−26.2 pts
Median age49.537.6+11.9
Male55.0%50.8%+4.3 pts
Female45.0%49.2%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born2.0%2.2%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%95.4%−8.1 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other12.8%3.4%+9.3 pts
Median household income$40,250$77,250−$37,000
Per capita income$28,252$29,151−$899
Poverty rate36.2%11.5%+24.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5470.290+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%8.3%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree4.5%3.0%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.9%4.6%+6.3 pts
Labor force participation58.2%74.5%−16.3 pts
Median home value$23,700$164,200−$140,500
Median gross rent$719$1,042−$323
Owner-occupied73.8%75.6%−1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.5%4.4%+13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%62.5%−62.5 pts
Average commute20.720.4+0.3
Worked from home3.5%5.5%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.1%5.0%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025