Rock Springs is a metro area of 41,542 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Density works out to 4 people per square mile. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,034, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rock Springs
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.3% → 20.9%(+7.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate8.0% → 12.9%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$86,906 → $75,034(−14%)US over the same years: +14%
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)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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Over time
Rock Springs, decade by decade
Rock Springs 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
38,823
$86,906
$169,205
13.3%
24.8
2000
37,613
$84,774
$169,050
17.0%
29.5
2010
43,806
$100,453
$243,838
17.1%
40.2
2020
42,272
$88,944
$248,589
21.2%
48.2
2024
41,542
$75,034
$251,400
20.9%
47.5
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.
