Casper is a metro area of 79,977 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Density works out to 15 people per square mile. 2% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,156, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Casper
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$125,524 → $273,000(+117%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.4% → 27.7%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share94.9% → 84.6%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 10 metro and micro areas based in Wyoming
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)25.3%(1,292)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(1,612)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(1,775)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(106)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,111 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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Over time
Casper, decade by decade
Casper population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
61,226
$66,208
$125,524
20.4%
12.2
2000
66,533
$66,707
$148,283
20.0%
19.5
2010
75,450
$73,275
$249,304
20.9%
25.2
2020
79,955
$75,350
$261,073
23.5%
37.1
2024
79,977
$72,156
$273,000
27.7%
34.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
