MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

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Gillette, WY · 1 counties · 29,370 residents · 4,802 sq mi

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Gillette is home to 29,370 people. The median age is 29.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. 70% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $68,900. The poverty rate is 8.4%, under the national 13.2%. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

29,370

−13%vs 2000

vs 33,698 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

6 / sq mi

−13%vs 2000

vs 7 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

29.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,802 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202447K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(2,645)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(3,139)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.7%(3,154)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(2,258)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(1,434)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.6%(6,040)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(5,652)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,453)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.2%(1,521)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.1%(619)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(318)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(137)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,055

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,536 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,596

−32%vs 2000

vs $20,063 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,900

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$362

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $463 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(31,701)

Black0.1%(47)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(1,191)

Asian0.3%(100)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(28,695)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(796)

Asian0.3%(94)

Other1.9%(563)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.5%(4,028)

Central American0.3%(138)

South American0.2%(97)

Guatemalan0.2%(78)

Spaniard0.2%(71)

Colombian0.1%(64)

Salvadoran0.1%(60)

Cuban0.1%(45)

Peruvian0.1%(33)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.1%(38)

Chinese0.1%(37)

Korean0.1%(24)

Filipino0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(82)

Ancestry

German22.1%(10,445)

English9.9%(4,672)

Irish9%(4,244)

American6.1%(2,881)

Norwegian3%(1,400)

French2%(944)

Italian1.9%(910)

Scottish1.8%(830)

Swedish1.6%(776)

Dutch1.3%(611)

Polish1.2%(578)

Danish1%(474)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(434)

Russian0.8%(392)

British0.7%(314)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(279)

Subsaharan African0.5%(224)

Canadian0.4%(198)

Belgian0.4%(184)

Welsh0.4%(184)

Finnish0.3%(154)

Kenyan0.3%(135)

French Canadian0.3%(130)

Hungarian0.3%(119)

Romanian0.2%(104)

Swiss0.1%(57)

Portuguese0.1%(35)

Greek0.1%(26)

Nigerian0.1%(26)

Croatian0%(21)

Slovak0%(21)

Latvian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married30.6%(5,774)

Married59.6%(11,241)

Widowed1.5%(277)

Divorced8.4%(1,576)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(4,130)

Married59.2%(10,722)

Widowed7%(1,264)

Divorced11%(1,997)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 76.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% 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)22.7%(569)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(660)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(981)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.2%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,502 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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