COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sweetwater County

Wyoming · 38,823 residents · 10,427 sq mi

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Sweetwater County is home to 38,823 people in Wyoming. Households here earn about 34% more than in Wyoming as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.0% of residents. Median home value sits at $70,500.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,823

+3%vs 2000

vs 37,613 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10,427 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(3,114)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.4%(4,051)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.3%(3,996)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(3,133)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,996)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(6,727)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.6%(6,824)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(3,901)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(2,284)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(1,665)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(907)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(225)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,210

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,537 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,698

−30%vs 2000

vs $19,575 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,500

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

29.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(32,675)

Black0.7%(270)

Hispanic / Latino9.4%(3,545)

Asian0.6%(235)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(36,544)

Black0.7%(259)

Hispanic / Latino9%(3,503)

Asian0.5%(202)

Other4.7%(1,818)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.8%(5,724)

Puerto Rican0.6%(244)

Spaniard0.6%(236)

Central American0.5%(190)

South American0.4%(177)

Venezuelan0.4%(163)

Guatemalan0.3%(144)

Costa Rican0.1%(25)

Honduran0.1%(21)

Peruvian0%(12)

Ecuadorian0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(74)

Filipino0.1%(40)

Chinese0.1%(27)

Korean0%(18)

Pakistani0%(17)

Asian Indian0%(14)

Malaysian0%(6)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(22)

Tongan0%(9)

Ancestry

English18.6%(7,735)

German12.8%(5,330)

Irish8.6%(3,560)

American5.1%(2,104)

Italian4.2%(1,764)

Norwegian2.7%(1,114)

Scottish2.6%(1,092)

Swedish1.8%(748)

French1.3%(544)

Welsh1.3%(535)

Dutch1.1%(444)

Polish1.1%(444)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(430)

Danish0.8%(341)

Swiss0.5%(197)

British0.5%(194)

Finnish0.4%(170)

Greek0.4%(151)

Subsaharan African0.3%(131)

Slovene0.3%(121)

Lithuanian0.3%(119)

Portuguese0.2%(76)

Canadian0.2%(66)

Croatian0.2%(65)

Russian0.2%(65)

French Canadian0.2%(63)

West Indian0.1%(62)

Jamaican0.1%(62)

Austrian0.1%(60)

Hungarian0.1%(59)

Czech0.1%(34)

Romanian0.1%(33)

Belgian0.1%(22)

Israeli0%(19)

Serbian0%(11)

Ukrainian0%(10)

Armenian0%(9)

Arab0%(6)

Slovak0%(2)

Ethiopian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married30.5%(5,206)

Married54.9%(9,354)

Widowed3.6%(621)

Divorced11%(1,871)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(3,550)

Married54.5%(8,778)

Widowed10.1%(1,625)

Divorced13.3%(2,144)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.5%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.6%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% 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)22.3%(608)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.3%(689)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.9%(896)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(113)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,725 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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