Reliance, WY Demographics

Population 320 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Reliance

Household size in Reliance

Household size, people per household
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–102.742.492.68
2010–142.902.532.73
2015–192.292.502.71
2020–241.592.392.65
Change−1.14−0.09−0.03
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Reliance is a place of small households, averaging 1.59 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.74, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Reliance

Median age, years
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–1029.338.137.7
2010–1428.138.338.6
2015–1943.139.439.6
2020–2446.740.240.1
Change+17.4+2.1+2.3
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Reliance skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.7, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Reliance

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–1013.5%9.8%12.3%
2010–1422.5%9.8%12.3%
2015–1911.3%9.8%11.6%
2020–2411.1%9.2%11.6%
Change−2.4 pts−0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head just over one in ten households in Reliance (11.1%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Wyoming overall (9.2%).

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Reliance

Renters in Reliance

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–1016.5%29.8%33.3%
2010–1410.9%30.7%35.6%
2015–1913.0%29.6%36.0%
2020–2435.2%28.2%34.8%
Change+18.7 pts−1.6 pts+1.5 pts
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Just over a third of households in Reliance rent their homes (35.2%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Wyoming as a whole (28.2%). About eight in ten owners (81.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Reliance

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–104.4%13.6%11.4%
2010–147.2%14.0%11.4%
2015–1933.2%16.0%11.1%
2020–249.4%12.1%9.6%
Change+5.0 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Reliance is close to the national rate: 9.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Wyoming overall (12.1%).

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Reliance

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–10198119751974
2010–14199419771975
2015–19198419791977
2020–24198319811980
Change+1+6+6
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The typical home in Reliance was built around 1983, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Reliance

Rent, per month
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–10$769$744$965
2010–14$777$862$1,040
2015–19$816$934$1,213
2020–24$854$1,091$1,571
Change+$85+$347+$606
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The median renter in Reliance pays $854 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.4% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Reliance

Bachelor's degrees in Reliance

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–1011.1%24.3%28.4%
2010–148.0%25.5%29.6%
2015–195.1%27.5%32.1%
2020–2422.4%30.6%35.6%
Change+11.2 pts+6.4 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Reliance: 22.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Reliance

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–1089.9%91.6%84.9%
2010–1492.0%92.5%86.1%
2015–1986.9%93.1%87.7%
2020–2487.6%94.1%89.3%
Change−2.4 pts+2.5 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in eight adults in Reliance never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Reliance

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodRelianceWyomingU.S.
2006–106.4%4.4%8.1%
2010–140.0%5.1%9.4%
2015–1914.7%4.6%5.6%
2020–2415.1%3.8%5.4%
Change+8.7 pts−0.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Reliance: 15.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Reliance compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Reliance1.5946.711.1%35.2%9.4%1983$85422.4%87.6%15.1%
North Rock Springs2.2541.24.5%0.2%4.2%1993$92118.8%94.0%1.5%
Rock Springs2.3436.214.8%28.4%11.1%1979$94421.9%91.9%6.5%
Blairtown2.3136.09.9%33.2%19.4%1977$91114.5%87.4%5.2%
Quealy2.4439.32.9%36.3%9.1%1985$1,0696.2%91.7%8.7%
Superior2.5438.94.1%29.3%25.8%1979$1,14013.5%97.2%4.6%
Green River2.4839.66.0%23.1%7.6%1975$93623.0%94.6%5.4%
James Town1.9748.13.3%13.6%17.5%1982$73617.7%94.4%9.7%
Sage2.3758.812.7%24.6%25.2%1983$9418.1%88.7%2.6%
Point Of Rocks2.5340.54.8%28.5%25.8%1979$1,12413.1%96.5%4.4%
Eden2.5438.94.1%29.3%25.8%1979$1,14013.5%97.2%4.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Reliance. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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