COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Johnson County

Wyoming · 6,145 residents · 4,154 sq mi

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Johnson County is home to 6,145 people in Wyoming. At a median age of 37.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $55,900. Median rent is $298 a month. That trails the Wyoming median by roughly 18%. Households take in $22,157 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,145

−13%vs 2000

vs 7,075 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−13%vs 2000

vs 43.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,154 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(409)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(476)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(462)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(454)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.5%(217)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(777)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(967)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(716)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(594)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(643)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(290)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(140)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,157

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,012 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,563

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,030 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,900

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$298

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $445 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(6,771)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(148)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(6,073)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(111)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other1.1%(65)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(199)

Dominican0.5%(45)

Spaniard0.3%(29)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(47)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(5)

Guamanian0%(2)

Ancestry

German20.9%(1,816)

English17.4%(1,514)

Irish10.7%(932)

American5.5%(480)

Swedish3.6%(317)

Norwegian3%(258)

Italian2.3%(197)

French2.2%(192)

Scottish2.1%(186)

Polish1.3%(110)

Czech1%(86)

Dutch1%(84)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss1%(83)

Welsh0.6%(50)

Belgian0.5%(41)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(41)

French Canadian0.4%(34)

British0.3%(27)

Danish0.3%(24)

Hungarian0.3%(24)

Canadian0.2%(21)

Austrian0.2%(14)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.9%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.8%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married23.3%(881)

Married61.3%(2,314)

Widowed5%(188)

Divorced10.4%(393)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(724)

Married53.3%(1,910)

Widowed11.2%(401)

Divorced15.3%(548)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.6%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% 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)22.9%(151)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(144)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(232)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12%(79)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.6%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 658 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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