COMPARING TWO PLACES
Midwest vs Gillette
PLACE A
Midwest, Wyoming
VS
PLACE B
Gillette, Wyoming
Midwest is 99% smaller than Gillette. Gillette earns more, with a median household income $3,516 higher. Gillette has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -29%).
MIDWESTGILLETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population29234,024−99% vs Gillette
Population density6021,467−865
Population growth-29.5%14.8%−44.3 pts
Median age52.034.2+17.8
Male52.8%51.8%+1.0 pts
Female47.2%48.2%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%81.4%+13.4 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%11.5%−10.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other4.1%6.3%−2.2 pts
Median household income$77,800$81,316−$3,516
Per capita income$39,210$38,797+$413
Poverty rate8.2%9.8%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2980.422−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%24.8%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree6.1%10.4%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%4.6%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation57.0%69.4%−12.4 pts
Median home value$63,900$264,500−$200,600
Median gross rent$531$976−$445
Owner-occupied90.1%73.2%+17.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.7%10.7%+28.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.5%−48.5 pts
Average commute19.518.8+0.6
Worked from home6.9%3.7%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured11.2%14.0%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025