COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sublette County

Wyoming · 4,843 residents · 4,886 sq mi

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With 4,843 people, Sublette County is a county in Wyoming. The typical home is worth $64,000. The population has fallen 18% since 2000. The average commute runs 28 minutes. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 8.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,843

−18%vs 2000

vs 5,920 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,886 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(356)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(405)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(337)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(179)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(730)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.3%(884)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(571)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(425)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(167)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(67)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,825

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,044 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,567

−37%vs 2000

vs $20,056 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,000

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $113,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$359

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $523 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

30.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(5,709)

Black0.2%(12)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(112)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(4,729)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(44)

Asian0.4%(21)

Other1.9%(93)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(330)

Spaniard1%(87)

South American0.2%(20)

Venezuelan0.2%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(22)

Ancestry

German23.3%(2,055)

English21.6%(1,913)

Irish11.1%(980)

Norwegian7.3%(646)

Scottish5.8%(511)

Italian4.7%(414)

Swedish3.8%(337)

American3.3%(292)

Welsh2.4%(208)

French1.8%(160)

Polish1.5%(131)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(131)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.2%(105)

Dutch1.1%(98)

French Canadian0.8%(69)

Austrian0.6%(57)

Russian0.5%(43)

Greek0.4%(33)

Belgian0.2%(18)

Finnish0.2%(18)

Swiss0.2%(18)

Croatian0.1%(10)

Canadian0.1%(8)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Jamaican0.1%(8)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.5 min

+72%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 married28.2%(1,138)

Married61.7%(2,487)

Widowed2%(81)

Divorced8%(323)

Women 15+

Never married13.8%(457)

Married65.4%(2,171)

Widowed8.1%(270)

Divorced12.7%(423)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.3%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.8%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% 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)29.3%(238)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14%(114)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.7%(306)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.9%(105)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 812 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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